Tagged Stories: "University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)"

A University of Maryland assessment shows the hurricane had “ephemeral” impacts on water quality.

Unusual weather, including a wet spring, a hot summer and two tropical storms, caused the Bay’s health to decline.

A new study analyzing 60 years of data shows that efforts to reduce pollution appear to be helping the Bay's health.

A new study recommends that Maryland place a moratorium on commercial oyster harvest from the Chesapeake Bay.

The Chesapeake Bay is expected to have moderate to poor dissolved oxygen conditions during the early part of the summer.

The Chesapeake Bay has received a C-minus on the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) 2010 Bay Health Report.