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The Chesapeake Bay Journal is a free newspaper about environmental issues in the Chesapeake region.

To read online and/or subscribe to the print edition, visit www.bayjournal.com.

08/21/2026

A proposed move to slash the Atlantic menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay might help starving osprey chicks and other struggling fish but could also hurt a Virginia fishing village where hundreds of jobs rely on menhaden. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/public-input-sought-on-possible-cuts-to-menhaden-harvest-in-chesapeake-bay/article_f2bdf520-3e22-46d3-be9a-3476d5ac631f.html

08/19/2026

Some Winnie-the-Pooh news in Maryland. Kind of. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/growth_conservation/hundred-acre-wood-saved-from-bulldozers-in-maryland/article_0243208b-1fe9-4a75-9bd2-383bed0a07bf.html

08/18/2026

Some data center developers are making local officials sign NDAs. Here’s what that means for opponents of these projects. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/growth_conservation/q-a-with-the-chesapeake-legal-alliance-data-centers-and-nondisclosure-agreements-in-the-bay/article_a1f73f7b-3115-4012-9a1e-4aa66e6475a8.html

08/13/2026

A new report reveals that more than 120 “technical assistance” programs have sprouted across the Bay watershed trying to fill gaps in local governments’ ability to do ecological cleanups. But those efforts are themselves plagued by gaps. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/policy/help-for-local-governments-doing-bay-related-work-is-spread-unevenly-report-finds/article_deeb4a67-e281-47a0-aa93-108475d9f890.html

08/12/2026

A $39 million thermal treatment system to clean contaminated groundwater is coming to a Superfund site in Luzerne County. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/policy/epa-launches-new-system-to-clean-groundwater-at-pennsylvania-superfund-site/article_09a77b6b-3063-48de-8452-11b267619d76.html

08/10/2026

Seasons change. It’s a beautiful thing, especially on the Chesapeake Bay. See the Bay Journal documentary that pulls back the curtain to show how the magic happens every year. https://www.bayjournal.com/films/chesapeake-rhythms/video_d1032e81-0751-4ff4-ab04-5e5e3b20c9fe.html

08/06/2026

Let’s stay safe on those hiking trails this summer. Here’s what you need to have to have the best outing. https://www.bayjournal.com/columns/chesapeake_challenge/fall-back-on-these-items-for-hiking-missteps/article_90f1f8f9-4dbd-4285-be58-94efa9d97601.html

08/05/2026

TRAVEL | Stay on the James River where Piedmont granite meets the lower and softer Coastal Plain. https://www.bayjournal.com/travel/experience-this-virginia-island-before-nature-reclaims-it/article_75d443a3-0aca-44a0-820f-f812df10eab0.html

08/04/2026

In Virginia, communities are pushing the state to consider the cumulative impact of pollution when considering permit applications instead of evaluating each project individually. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/virginia-asks-the-public-how-to-add-environmental-justice-to-permitting-process/article_8fe10e60-13e8-4468-83f6-314394fd3a69.html

08/03/2026

Are Atlantic sturgeon here to stay? Could oyster sanctuaries be opened to commercial harvesting? And what took Virginia regulators so long to crack down on a troubled landfill? This and more on the latest episode of the Chesapeake Bay Journal Newscast! https://www.bayjournal.com/newscast/prehistoric-sturgeon-return-oyster-sanctuaries-could-go-commercial-and-bankrupt-landfill-poses-threat/audio_3792e0b8-b57a-4382-9c26-a88276b929f6.html

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