Progress toward CBP outcomes
A recent review by some members of the Chesapeake Bay Program, the federal-state partnership guiding the restoration effort, found that seven of those outcomes are “unlikely to be met without a...
View ArticleUSGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps
Scientists developed high-resolution imagery of coastal wetlands to identify the most vulnerable marshes across the US
View ArticleInteragency Statement: USGS and Partners Investigating DC Area Bird Mortality...
In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological...
View ArticleNews Feature: The complex case of Chesapeake Bay restoration
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America — by John Carey — June 16, 2021
View ArticleFor the second year in a row, smaller Chesapeake Bay dead zone forecast for...
Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 21, 2021
View ArticleNewly Installed Super Gauge Helps USGS Monitor Water Quality, Bacteria Levels...
Washington - A newly installed U.S. Geological Survey “super gauge” will provide people in the Washington area near real time information on bacteria levels and other water quality information for a...
View ArticleUSGS Responding to High Water Caused By Ida Across Multiple States
To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision-makers before, during and after Hurricane Ida, visit www.usgs.gov/ida.For information on what the Department of Homeland Security and...
View ArticleA temporary boost to surviving trees in tidal freshwater swamps but steadily...
This article is part of the Fall 2021 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
View ArticleChesapeake Bay researchers go with the flow
Chesapeake Bay Program — by Jake Solyst — November 15, 2021
View ArticleExperts find an average Chesapeake Bay dead zone in 2021
Chesapeake Bay Program — by Rachel Felver — November 30, 2021
View ArticleNutrient pollution in Bay’s 3 largest rivers trending downward
Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — December 2, 2021
View ArticleUSGS 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 Delaware, according to a new report by the U.S....
View ArticlePresident 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 strengthening programs to meet the needs of...
View ArticleInnovative Technology continues to advance Chesapeake Bay restoration
Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 17, 2022
View ArticleHigh-res maps of Bay watershed reveal more development
Bay Journal — by Timothy Wheeler — June 1, 2022 Updated
View ArticleWhat we’ve learned from exploring a century of nitrogen pollution
Chesapeake Bay Program — by Jake Solyst — June 6, 2022
View ArticleChesapeake Bay "dead zone" predicted to be 13% lower than average
Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 28, 2022
View ArticlePotomac Environmental Flows Workshop Summary Report
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) — July 2022
View ArticleMedia Alert: Flights above Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West...
Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local...
View ArticleBipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map underground geology across Maryland,...
Aerial surveys will aid the protection of life and personal property from earthquakes and benefit the region’s economy through the potential discovery of critical minerals that are essential to the...
View ArticleAmong the ‘last cold places,’ a fish defies climate change
Bay Journal — by Jeremy Cox — September 27, 2022
View ArticleBay Barometer provides progress on Chesapeake restoration effort
The Chesapeake Bay Program released the Bay Barometer for 2021-2022.
View ArticleChesapeake Bay sees smaller than average dead zone in 2022
Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — November 16, 2022
View ArticleFrom the fish kills to Conowingo Dam, USGS investigates the Bay watershed’s...
Chesapeake Bay Program — by Jake Solyst — March 27, 2023
View ArticleUSGS contributes to new Bay Program report offering a roadmap for combating...
Chesapeake Bay Program — by Jake Solyst — April 5, 2023
View ArticleUSGS scientists contribute to independent study evaluating why progress in...
Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 9, 2023The report by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee offers options on how restoration can be accelerated
View ArticleTap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US
At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new study by the U.S....
View ArticlePFAS chemicals detected in many rivers and streams across Pennsylvania
Water samples from 161 Pennsylvania rivers and streams were tested for 33 different per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and 76% of the studied streams contained at least one of these chemicals, also...
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