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Elevated metals found in James River sediment near coal ash pits

1 week ago | bayjournal.com | Whitney Pipkin

A researcher has found contaminants associated with coal ash present in another Virginia waterway, this time the James River, near a site where the waste product has long been stored in the ground. Tyler Frankel, an assistant professor of environmental science at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, began testing waters near coal ash storage sites a few years ago to help fill gaps in the data, he said.
Baltimore area property with toxic past draws lawsuit

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.
A paddling experience fit for a ‘king’ in Southern Maryland

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.
Chesapeake region’s growth woes embodied at Solomons Island

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.
Farm conservation work in Chesapeake region hit hard by federal funding freeze

2 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Karl Blankenship

Amanda Lee-Milner was looking for a way to get her goats something more to eat and help them get a bit of shade. She didn’t think it was part of a radical left-wing agenda. She was hoping to convert a 10-acre woodlot on her sheep and goat farm in Adams County, PA, into a series of fenced paddocks where the animals could graze among the trees.
Report says Pennsylvania poised to be geothermal energy leader

3 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Karl Blankenship

Using some of the same drilling techniques and technologies that drove Pennsylvania’s natural gas boom, the state could unleash a cleaner energy source with the potential of meeting most of its future energy needs: geothermal.
Virginia governor signs some environmental bills, deems others unnecessary

3 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Lauren Hines-Acosta

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin finished reviewing more than 900 bills, including the state budget, on March 24. The state General Assembly will reconvene on April 2 to examine his decisions. Data centers, which house computers that enable internet use, were a focal point during this legislative session. Of the 30 introduced bills trying to regulate them, only two made it past the General Assembly and the governor.
National parks in Chesapeake Bay region weakened by staff cuts

4 weeks ago | bayjournal.com | Lauren Hines-Acosta

Ashley Ranalli’s favorite spot at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park was the cemetery. As a park ranger, she would dig through archives and learn about buried Union soldiers, like William Tinker, whose story she could share with visitors. But then she was laid off. “My connection with Tinker, my connection with the land, my service to that land was and is my most favorite thing that I’ve done with my life,” Ranalli said.
Trump administration upends Chesapeake Bay cleanup work

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.
Bay environmental groups struggle amid grant freezes, cuts

1 month ago | bayjournal.com | Whitney Pipkin |Jeremy Cox

As the Trump administration continues slashing the federal budget, many conservation groups in the Chesapeake Bay region are finding themselves in the dark about whether funding they were promised is still available. “There's a lot of uncertainty,” said Alison Pearce, executive director of Nature Forward.