MD Conference to Focus on Cleaning Up Chesapeake Bay

MD Conference to Focus on Cleaning Up Chesapeake Bay BALTIMORE – Stream recovery projects are a cornerstone in helping to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and people at the MidAtlantic Stream Restoration Conference on November 18 will explore how to advance these projects. Stream rehabilitation is more urgent than ever, according to Rich Starr – senior water research scientist with Ecosystem Planning and Restoration – who'll give opening remarks at the conference. He says states in the watershed, including Maryland and Virginia, are pushing to fulfill the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandate to reduce nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment pollution flowing into the Chesapeake 60% by 2025. ...(Read More)