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Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations fell again, hitting the second-lowest number since Virginia and Maryland marine scientists began counting in 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...

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 ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin thinks states can shoulder more of the burden of disaster relief. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner ...

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