Jeremy Cox

1 week ago | bayjournal.com | Jeremy Cox

Neighbors of a sprawling commercial development under construction near Baltimore are suing the project’s developers, alleging multiple environmental violations that they say might be threatening their health. Residents allege that developers are violating sediment and erosion regulations and operating without an adequate stormwater management plan.

2 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Jeremy Cox

It wasn’t until I got home that the full measure of what I had experienced came into focus. I was unstrapping the kayak from the top of my car when I noticed hues of brown, beige and gold standing out against its white hull. It was sand scoured up from the Patuxent River’s shoreline. More than likely, it had gotten slathered there when I ran the plastic vessel aground upon my return to the launch site. I wiped some off with my fingertips. And for a few moments, I had some deep thoughts about grit.

2 weeks ago | southernmarylandchronicle.com | Jeremy Cox |David Higgins

Bay Journal Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series examining the health of smaller streams and sections of rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. If you would like to suggest a waterway to feature, contact Jeremy Cox at [email protected]. When Walter Boynton arrived as a summer intern at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory on Solomons Island, MD, in 1969, the scientist recalls, Calvert County had only one traffic signal.

2 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Jeremy Cox

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series examining the health of smaller streams and sections of rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. If you would like to suggest a waterway to feature, contact Jeremy Cox at [email protected]. When Walter Boynton arrived as a summer intern at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory on Solomons Island, MD, in 1969, the scientist recalls, Calvert County had only one traffic signal.

4 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Jeremy Cox

Like many federal programs amid Donald Trump’s first months back in office, the Chesapeake Bay cleanup is in turmoil. Federal offices helping to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed are being thinned out, fueling fears that the job losses could derail an effort that has spanned 42 years and seven presidential administrations.