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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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Coronavirus victims include restoration, monitoring of Bay

Coronavirus victims include restoration, monitoring of Bay

Bay Journal — By Timothy B. Wheeler, Jeremy Cox & Karl Blankenship — June 3, 2020

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Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

Baltimore Magazine — By Lydia Woolever — May 20, 2020

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Record rainfall degrades Chesapeake Bay’s waters, but not as much as scientists thought

Record rainfall degrades Chesapeake Bay’s waters, but not as much as scientists thought

WTOP — By Megan Cloherty — May 15, 2020

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Record amount of freshwater impacts Bay water quality

Record amount of freshwater impacts Bay water quality

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 13, 2020

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USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

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Climate change linked to decline of smallmouth bass in Potomac

Climate change linked to decline of smallmouth bass in Potomac

Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — May 4, 2020

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Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought

Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought

StateImpact Pennsylvania — by Rachel McDevitt — May 1, 2020

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The Pocomoke: Exploring the Twisting Beauty of this Eastern Shore River

The Pocomoke: Exploring the Twisting Beauty of this Eastern Shore River

Chesapeake Bay Magazine — by John Page Williams — April 30, 2020

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Advocates press for more federal funding to help reach Bay goals

Advocates press for more federal funding to help reach Bay goals

Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — April 13, 2020

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This year’s Bay Barometer sets a different type of foundation for Bay restoration

This year’s Bay Barometer sets a different type of foundation for Bay restoration

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Rachel Felver — March 25, 2020

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