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

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05/15/2026

Cleanup continues of a jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrews near the District of Columbia that got into a Potomac River tributary. But six weeks after reporting the toxic release, base officials have yet to map the extent of it. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/cleanup-continues-of-jet-fuel-that-leaked-into-potomac-river-tributary/article_37e3ce2c-af4b-4873-a37b-d3151b0e1f9a.html

05/14/2026

The Trump EPA has said it is eliminating the finding underpinning climate change regulations. These groups are taking the agency to court. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/chesapeake-bay-foundation-others-challenge-epa-climate-rollback/article_f66dc249-f516-47d0-8454-f3c18b7ce753.html

05/13/2026

Your moment of zen from Maryland’s Kilgore Falls.

05/12/2026

Can the farms that feed us thrive alongside healthy natural landscapes? Here’s a look at what the future may hold in the Chesapeake Bay region. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/project-examines-what-thriving-ag-could-look-like-in-future/article_4e8d768e-e163-4e65-899d-ac07447c8d62.html

05/11/2026

Researchers, state environmental officials and other experts say the environmental and health impacts of the massive sewage spill into the Potomac River back in January could reverberate well into this summer and perhaps beyond. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/how-long-will-the-potomac-river-suffer-sewage-spill-impacts/article_493fd26a-c99f-464d-94ee-d59fff05f15f.html

05/07/2026

BAY JOURNAL EXCLUSIVE: The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has declined by about 50% since 2010, a new study estimates, and while invasive blue catfish are responsible for some of that worrisome decline, the main cause or causes remain a mystery. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/chesapeake-blue-crab-population-drops-50-the-question-is-why/article_215220ad-4538-4511-9f63-2ba03019ce9a.html

05/07/2026

The project is part of a larger transmission expansion rollout to meet rising energy demands partly fueled by data centers. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/large-transmission-line-to-cut-through-virginia-forests-and-farmland/article_39298201-7ff2-448b-8dea-c846a354f274.html

05/06/2026

A tranquil setting in Pennsylvania has turned into a legal battleground over the past decade, pitting a public utility and its ratepayers against a private water company and a cash-strapped city. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/from-public-to-private-future-of-pennsylvania-reservoir-remains-unclear/article_28ed6c6a-5735-49dd-a002-7e76021a5a29.html

05/05/2026

Pennsylvania, which sends the largest amount of nutrients to the Bay, mostly from its huge number of farms, wanted to promote new technologies to help meet those goals. But one solution has sat idle for the past decade. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pennsylvania-pollution-reduction-technology-sits-in-limbo/article_ee3f4d54-d691-4513-a87e-02ddbd02da6a.html

04/30/2026

New laws are on the books in Maryland relating to the environment, including allowing “balcony solar.” See what else has changed. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/policy/maryland-lawmakers-pass-few-green-priorities-amid-budget-energy-woes/article_81739703-e14c-4ec4-8a72-6eff9cfded78.html

04/29/2026

Even though Virginia as a whole is a relatively water-rich state, a new study shows that the overall average groundwater levels in the vast Potomac Aquifer serving the eastern part of the state have been falling in recent years. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/growth_conservation/average-water-levels-dropping-in-virginia-s-potomac-aquifer/article_124512c1-a767-4ef4-9fba-36de3fde5ddc.html

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