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USGS shares science results from selected publications through press releases written by the USGS and in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Program. USGS results are also highlighted in the articles written by the Bay Journal staff and other media outlets. A USGS Chesapeake quarterly newsletter also provides news and reports.

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September 27, 2019

Groups work to stop brook trout from being the fish that got away

Bay Journal — by Ad Crable — September 27, 2019

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August 14, 2019

High flows to Chesapeake Bay continued in July

Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — August 13, 2019

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July 29, 2019

Chesapeake Bay Program reports slight decline in underwater grass abundance

In 2018, an estimated 91,559 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries.

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July 15, 2019

Bay Journal—Article: Chesapeake states grapple with ‘forever chemical’ contaminating drinking water

Widely used in consumer and industrial products, including fire-fighting foam, PFAS are now cropping up in ground water near military bases, airports...

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July 8, 2019

Bay Journal—Article: Continued high river flows having mixed impacts on Bay and its resources

USGS figures show that, except for March and April, river flows into the Chesapeake Bay have been higher than normal every month starting last July...

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June 28, 2019

Near-record dead zones forecast for Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico

The Virginian-Pilot — by Tamara Dietrich — June 28, 2019

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June 12, 2019

USGS data is foundation for new dissolved oxygen forecast

USGS data is the foundation for the new dissolved oxygen forecast. A large summer ‘dead zone’ is forecast for the Chesapeake Bay after a wet winter...

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June 6, 2019

USGS Scientists Receive EPA Gold Medal for Chesapeake Science Efforts

Several U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have been chosen to receive a 2018 National U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gold Medal for...

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May 8, 2019