Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay is slowly disappearing as sea rises and erosion hits the shoreline. The population has dwindled, but the people still living there say they're there to stay.

When they last signed a Chesapeake Bay cleanup agreement in 2014, officials from seven jurisdictions set ambitious targets ...

After falling short in their last 10-year Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, officials drafting the next plan did things a little ...

On the daylong Living History Cruise, visitors can tour the galley, sleeping quarters, navigation center and museum spaces, ...

The revised draft is now available on the Chesapeake Bay Program's website with a list of frequently asked questions a series ...

When cleanup plans were set for the Chesapeake Bay watershed in 2014, the six states, including Virginia, and Washington D.C.

Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But ...

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has released its 19th annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card, showing a decline in overall Bay health from the previous ...

The Chesapeake Bay declined in health in 2024, according to an annual report published by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). University of Maryland Center for ...

ANNAPOLIS — The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation’s largest estuary released Tuesday, with scientists noting the effect of extreme rainfall patterns ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that $206 million in funding will be allocated for projects aimed at continuing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. The historic ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new app helps people track dolphin sightings in the Chesapeake Bay. You can find out where dolphins are and even upload videos of your own sightings.