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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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Chesapeake’s grasses hard hit by heat, high flows in 2019

Chesapeake’s grasses hard hit by heat, high flows in 2019

Bay Journal — By Karl Blankenship — July 8, 2020

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Mercury widespread in Chesapeake Bay headwaters fish

Mercury widespread in Chesapeake Bay headwaters fish

Bay Journal — By Jeremy Cox — Updated July 2, 2020

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Groundwater and the Chesapeake Bay

Groundwater and the Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Quarterly — Volume 19, Number 1 — June 2020

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Slightly smaller-than-average dead zone predicted for Chesapeake Bay

Slightly smaller-than-average dead zone predicted for Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 16, 2020

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A cocktail of contaminants in Chesapeake waters

A cocktail of contaminants in Chesapeake waters

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Caitlyn Johnstone — June 12, 2020

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Local organizations celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness week

Local organizations celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness week

The Avenue News — By Kaitlin Kulich — June 4, 2020

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Coronavirus victims include restoration, monitoring of Bay

Coronavirus victims include restoration, monitoring of Bay

Bay Journal — By Timothy B. Wheeler, Jeremy Cox & Karl Blankenship — June 3, 2020

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Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

Baltimore Magazine — By Lydia Woolever — May 20, 2020

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Record rainfall degrades Chesapeake Bay’s waters, but not as much as scientists thought

Record rainfall degrades Chesapeake Bay’s waters, but not as much as scientists thought

WTOP — By Megan Cloherty — May 15, 2020

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Record amount of freshwater impacts Bay water quality

Record amount of freshwater impacts Bay water quality

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 13, 2020

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