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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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Washed away? Torrential rains threaten Bay restoration gains

Washed away? Torrential rains threaten Bay restoration gains

Bay Journal — by Jeremy Cox — September 4, 2018

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Halfway to 2025: EPA releases results of Chesapeake Bay pollution diet check-in

Halfway to 2025: EPA releases results of Chesapeake Bay pollution diet check-in

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Joan Smedinghoff — July 30, 2018

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Scientists scrutinize virus, contaminants in smallmouth bass die-off

Scientists scrutinize virus, contaminants in smallmouth bass die-off

Bay Journal — by Donna Morelli — July 5, 2018

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Manure and fertilizer inputs to land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 1950–2012 Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5022

Manure and fertilizer inputs to land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 1950–2012 Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5022

Understanding changing nutrient concentrations in surface waters requires quantitative information on changing nutrient sources in contributing...

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Unusual Suspects: Diving Ducks and Avian influenza

Unusual Suspects: Diving Ducks and Avian influenza

Due to the global threat to health and human safety posed by avian influenza monitoring has been conducted in the United States to determine the...

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NOAA, USGS and partners predict larger summer ‘dead zone’ for the Chesapeake Bay

NOAA, USGS and partners predict larger summer ‘dead zone’ for the Chesapeake Bay

 Low- and no-oxygen area threatens crabs, oysters, fish

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Turning the Tide on the Chesapeake Bay

Turning the Tide on the Chesapeake Bay

Richard Batiuk got to know the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1970s. During visits with his friends and family, they would swim and boat, and fish would...

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NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller

NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller

Hypoxic zone size affected by low river flow and nutrient loading

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Winners Announced in Visualize Your Water High School Citizen Science Challenge

Winners Announced in Visualize Your Water High School Citizen Science Challenge

In January 2016, U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenged high school students in 13 states to create compelling...

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EarthWord – Watershed

EarthWord – Watershed

This week’s EarthWord sounds like what the British might call an outhouse...

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Despite Long-Lasting Pollutants, Ospreys Thrive in US’ Largest Estuary

Despite Long-Lasting Pollutants, Ospreys Thrive in US’ Largest Estuary

The world's largest breeding population of ospreys is coping well with the long-lasting residues of toxic chemicals that were banned decades ago but...

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The Fate of Sediment When Freshwater Meets Saltwater

The Fate of Sediment When Freshwater Meets Saltwater

Two recent USGS investigations have measured sedimentation rates along the barely perceptible slope of rivers as they empty into estuaries. The...

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