Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. River sunset on during a fishing trip in the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by Caroline Donovan/Integration and Application Network,UMCES) ...

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, pictured from the Eastport neighborhood in September 2025. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters) A revised agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay is speeding toward ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - More than 9.2 million acres of land across the Chesapeake Bay watershed are now permanently protected from development, according to newly released data collected through 2024. The ...

A revised agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay is speeding toward final passage, after a key committee rejected Maryland attempts to strengthen parts of the plan and voted Tuesday to forward it to ...

On Dec. 9, 1983, I joined 700 other exuberant attendees at Virginia’s George Mason University to witness the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia ...

Funding to continue making progress in the Chesapeake Bay has survived the early stages of Congress’ work on 2026 spending bills. But with federal lawmakers returning to work, bay supporters cannot ...

The Chesapeake Bay Program is pleased to announce the release of the annual 2024-2025 Bay Barometer: Health and Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This report summarizes data and information ...

Members of the Indigenous Conservation Council board gather for a meeting in 2024. Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe Chief Frank Adams is second from right in the back row and Rappahannock Chief Anne ...

With Governor Josh Shapiro becoming chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Executive Council and Senator Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) elected to lead the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2026, ...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have announced grant awards exceeding $44 million to support water quality improvement, habitat restoration and ...