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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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USGS contributes to assessing sediment removal in streams

USGS contributes to assessing sediment removal in streams

A recent article In Science provided an overview of the Big Spring Run restoration project in PA, based on research.

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‘Forever chemicals’ found in Chesapeake region's freshwater fish

‘Forever chemicals’ found in Chesapeake region's freshwater fish

Bay Journal — By Timothy Wheeler — August 25, 2020

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Satellite monitoring may help preserve the Chesapeake Bay by improving farming practices

Satellite monitoring may help preserve the Chesapeake Bay by improving farming practices

PNAS — By Lynne Peeples — August 7, 2020

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PCB cleanup makes uneven progress

PCB cleanup makes uneven progress

Bay Journal — By Timothy Wheeler — August 5, 2020

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USGS Field Crews Document Isaias' Effects Along Atlantic Coast

USGS Field Crews Document Isaias' Effects Along Atlantic Coast

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during, and after Hurricane Isaias, visit the USGS Hurricane Isaias...

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Invasive water plant poised to overwhelm Potomac watershed

Invasive water plant poised to overwhelm Potomac watershed

Bay Journal — By Jeremy Cox — July 27, 2020

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Heavy rains clobbered water quality, but it wasn’t a total washout

Heavy rains clobbered water quality, but it wasn’t a total washout

Bay Journal — By Karl Blankenship — July 10, 2020

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Chesapeake’s grasses hard hit by heat, high flows in 2019

Chesapeake’s grasses hard hit by heat, high flows in 2019

Bay Journal — By Karl Blankenship — July 8, 2020

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Mercury widespread in Chesapeake Bay headwaters fish

Mercury widespread in Chesapeake Bay headwaters fish

Bay Journal — By Jeremy Cox — Updated July 2, 2020

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Groundwater and the Chesapeake Bay

Groundwater and the Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Quarterly — Volume 19, Number 1 — June 2020

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