The Chesapeake Bay’s hypoxia levels in 2024 remained near or below historical averages, according to data from the Maryland ...

The “dead zone” in the Chesapeake Bay, where there’s low oxygen for underwater life, was “average” in 2024, according to new data from the Chesapeake Bay Program.

Chesapeake Bay Program partners said Wednesday that the Bay’s “dead zone” in 2024 was near the long-time average taken from 1985 to 2023.

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) revealed that dead zones in the bay have slightly increased compared to last year’s record lows.

Lawmakers will travel to the Eastern shore of Virginia to learn about environmental impacts facing farmers and the clean up of the Chesapeake Bay.

Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But President Trump's proposed budget would slash key programs.

The biggest challenge to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay is figuring out where the nutrients that fuel summertime dead zones come from — and a new approach to pollution control is stressing ...

The dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay, where there’s low oxygen for underwater life, was near its average size in 2024, according to new data from the Chesapeake Bay Program.

In fact, Chesapeake Bay — the nation's largest estuary — is at a critical ... An adult oyster can filter up to 50 gallons a day of the algae that cause dead zones. "When there's less algae in the ...