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September 4, 2025

EESC in the News: Scientists see trouble in the number of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay

By Pamela D'Angelo

September 4, 2025

WVTF - Virginia Public Radio

This summer, scientists concerned with a continuing decline of osprey chicks in the...

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August 25, 2025

EESC in the News: Back from the Brink: USGS "Sentinel Scientists" Perform Vital but Unseen Role in Bay Restoration

By Lisa Caruso

August 25, 2025

Chesapeake Bay Foundation website

USGS's science is just as critical now, as the federal-state restoration partnership...

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August 13, 2025

EESC in the News: Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Mixes Fishing, Fun, and Science

By Sam Russo

WBOC News, July 19, 2025

The annual derby, organized by SU biological studies assistant professor Dr. Noah Bressman, encourages the removal...

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August 13, 2025

EESC in the News - Evaluating the Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Virus in Priority Seaducks (Common Eider, Surf Scoter)

Sea Duck Joint Venture Website

August 11, 2025

The Sea Duck Joint Venture (SDJV), a conservation partnership under the North American Waterfowl...

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July 21, 2025

EESC in the News: Flow Photo Explorer: Studying Flows in the Penobscot River Basin

By Samantha Baxter, July 21, 2025

Environmental Monitor website

The flow dynamics of rivers and streams play an essential role in the chemical and...

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July 14, 2025

USGS Joins the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance to Combat Bird Collisions

USGS has joined a new initiative to address bird collisions with glass.

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June 27, 2025

EESC in the News: Back from the Brink: DEC Announces New Collaborative Study Estimates Population of Hudson River Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon

By the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

June 27, 2025

The DEC announced new research that estimates the population of...

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June 24, 2025

EESC in the News: The Legacy of Patuxent

By Kayci Messerly and Dr. Mike Brasher

Ducks Unlimited Podcast, June 24, 2025

Ep. 689 - Science for a Changing World—The Legacy of Patuxent

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June 23, 2025

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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June 23, 2025

Report urges more research on pesticides in Chesapeake Bay region

Bay Journal — by Jeremy Cox — June 23, 2025

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June 18, 2025

Connecting Communities to Ocean Exploration: Outreach from the Aleutian Arc Expedition

A USGS-led expedition in the Aleutian Arc off Alaska will provide critical information on energy resources, underwater earthquakes and other hazards...

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June 16, 2025

EESC in the News: Behind the Scenes at the Bird Banding Lab

By Kayci Messerly and Dr. Mike Brasher

Ducks Unlimited Podcast, June 16, 2025

Ep. 686 - Bird Banding — Behind the Scenes at the Bird Banding Lab

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