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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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Summer 2025 Newsletter - In The Flow

Summer 2025 Newsletter - In The Flow

In this Summer 2025 edition: Western Maryland Flooding • Chesapeake Bay Watershed Loads & Trends • New Gages • New Publications

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Chesapeake Bay Program releases most detailed data on the Chesapeake’s lands and waters to date

Chesapeake Bay Program releases most detailed data on the Chesapeake’s lands and waters to date

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 26, 2025

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EESC in the News: PFAS in Blue Catfish

EESC in the News: PFAS in Blue Catfish

By Linnea Hoover

WMAR 2 News, June 23, 2025

USGS scientists analyze blue catfish and other species for PFAS contamination as Maryland promotes invasive...

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Report urges more research on pesticides in Chesapeake Bay region

Report urges more research on pesticides in Chesapeake Bay region

Bay Journal — by Jeremy Cox — June 23, 2025

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Mapping Maryland’s Growth With GIS

Mapping Maryland’s Growth With GIS

Conduit Street Podcast: Maryland Association of Counties — by Michael Sanderson — June 6, 2025

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Assessing stream health in Virginia with biology and chemistry

Assessing stream health in Virginia with biology and chemistry

WMRA Public Radio — by Randi B. Hagi — June 3, 2025

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As ‘ghost forests’ multiply in Chesapeake Bay region, answers lag behind

As ‘ghost forests’ multiply in Chesapeake Bay region, answers lag behind

Bay Journal — by Jeremy Cox — May 6, 2025

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Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched

Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched

Maryland Today — by Karen Shih — April 30, 2025

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Drought Monitoring and Operations

Drought Monitoring and Operations

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin — April 17, 2025

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In West Point, Virginia, a New 'Subsidence Superstation' Measures Changing Land Surface

In West Point, Virginia, a New 'Subsidence Superstation' Measures Changing Land Surface

West Point, Virginia is believed to be a subsidence hotspot, a fast-sinking region in eastern Virginia. A new 'Subsidence Superstation' will help shed...

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Water quality in Chesapeake’s small watersheds gets a closer look

Water quality in Chesapeake’s small watersheds gets a closer look

Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — February 21, 2025

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Could treating acid mine drainage be causing problems downstream?

Could treating acid mine drainage be causing problems downstream?

Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — January 16, 2025

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