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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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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map underground geology across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map underground geology across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

Aerial surveys will aid the protection of life and personal property from earthquakes and benefit the region’s economy through the potential discovery...

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Media Alert: Flights above Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to map geology

Media Alert: Flights above Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to map geology

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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Potomac Environmental Flows Workshop Summary Report

Potomac Environmental Flows Workshop Summary Report

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) — July 2022

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Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" predicted to be 13% lower than average

Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" predicted to be 13% lower than average

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 28, 2022

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What we’ve learned from exploring a century of nitrogen pollution

What we’ve learned from exploring a century of nitrogen pollution

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Jake Solyst — June 6, 2022

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High-res maps of Bay watershed reveal more development

High-res maps of Bay watershed reveal more development

Bay Journal — by Timothy Wheeler — June 1, 2022 Updated

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Innovative Technology continues to advance Chesapeake Bay restoration

Innovative Technology continues to advance Chesapeake Bay restoration

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 17, 2022

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President Proposes $1.7 Billion FY 2023 Budget for USGS

President Proposes $1.7 Billion FY 2023 Budget for USGS

The FY 2023 Presidential Budget Request promotes science to address climate change, natural resource conservation, and natural hazard mitigation while...

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USGS Finds PFAS in Untreated Well Water Across Delaware

USGS Finds PFAS in Untreated Well Water Across Delaware

Contaminants known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, were found to be widely distributed in untreated well water throughout...

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