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USGS shares science results from selected publications through press releases written by the USGS and in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Program. USGS results are also highlighted in the articles written by the Bay Journal staff and other media outlets. A USGS Chesapeake quarterly newsletter also provides news and reports.

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Winners Announced in Visualize Your Water High School Citizen Science Challenge

Winners Announced in Visualize Your Water High School Citizen Science Challenge

In January 2016, U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenged high school students in 13 states to create compelling...

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EarthWord – Watershed

EarthWord – Watershed

This week’s EarthWord sounds like what the British might call an outhouse...

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Despite Long-Lasting Pollutants, Ospreys Thrive in US’ Largest Estuary

Despite Long-Lasting Pollutants, Ospreys Thrive in US’ Largest Estuary

The world's largest breeding population of ospreys is coping well with the long-lasting residues of toxic chemicals that were banned decades ago but...

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The Fate of Sediment When Freshwater Meets Saltwater

The Fate of Sediment When Freshwater Meets Saltwater

Two recent USGS investigations have measured sedimentation rates along the barely perceptible slope of rivers as they empty into estuaries. The...

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Visualize Your Water: A Citizen Science Challenge for High School Students

Visualize Your Water: A Citizen Science Challenge for High School Students

Today, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce Visualize Your Water, a citizen science challenge for high...

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Invasive Northern Snakehead Carries Bacteria as Bad as its Bite

Invasive Northern Snakehead Carries Bacteria as Bad as its Bite

The invasive northern snakehead fish found in the mid-Atlantic area is now cause for more concern, potentially bringing diseases into the region that...

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U.S. Rivers Show Few Signs of Improvement from Historic Nitrate Increases

U.S. Rivers Show Few Signs of Improvement from Historic Nitrate Increases

During 1945 to 1980, nitrate levels in large U.S. rivers increased up to fivefold in intensively managed agricultural areas of the Midwest, according...

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New Model Improves Predictions for How Climate Change Will Affect Fish Habitat

New Model Improves Predictions for How Climate Change Will Affect Fish Habitat

A new approach by U.S. Geological Survey scientists to modeling water temperatures resulted in more realistic predictions of how climate change will...

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EarthWord: Hypoxia

EarthWord: Hypoxia

Hypoxia sounds as bad as it is. It refers to an environment that is too low on oxygen to sustain most aerobic life, particularly an aquatic...

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Double Trouble: USGS Responds to Hurricane Joaquin and Nor’easter

Double Trouble: USGS Responds to Hurricane Joaquin and Nor’easter

The East Coast of the United States is dealing with dual storm systems—Hurricane Joaquin and a nor’easter moving through the Carolinas. Both storm...

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Media Advisory: USGS Deploys Crews in Advance of Hurricane Joaquin in Virginia

Media Advisory: USGS Deploys Crews in Advance of Hurricane Joaquin in Virginia

USGS field crews will be out deploying storm tide sensors along the Virginia coast near Virginia Beach, along the Western Chesapeake Bay, and on the...

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New Tide Gauge at Fort Monroe

New Tide Gauge at Fort Monroe

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Fort Monroe Authority, has installed a new tide gauge station at Fort Monroe to help emergency...

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