DNR Finds Chessie? Nope. But It Is a Monster Sturgeon
Maryland Department of Natural Resources surveyors thought they might have found Chessie. But is turns out they caught the largest female sturgeon in the survey’s history.
MD Delegation on Mission to Protect the Bay
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer and members of Maryland’s congressional delegation met last month to discuss continued federal efforts to support Chesapeake Bay restoration and the goals of the revised Beyond 2025 watershed agreement.
Hoyer: ‘Beyond 2025’ Bay Restoration
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer has joined other lawmakers representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region to call for a new agreement that sets ambitious, measurable, and achievable targets, especially for water quality improvement and pollution reduction, in order to restore and protect the Bay.
Study Reviews Environmental Impact of Navy’s Offshore Training, Activities
The Department of the Navy and US Coast Guard have published information evaluating the environmental impact of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard training and testing activities conducted in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing study area. The comment period ends Nov. 21.
A Power Competition in the Far North
Many experts agree that the competition between the United States, Russia, and China for global supremacy is moving into a new frozen theater in the far north.
DNR’s 2023 Chesapeake Bay Hypoxia Report
Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show that July 2023 dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia continued to be much better than average.
Lawmakers: Invasive Species Damaging the Bay
Maryland’s congressional delegation is calling on the US Department of Commerce to declare a state of emergency in response to the invasive species threatening the Chesapeake Bay.
Latest US Aid Package to Ukraine Is Largest Yet
The latest package of military aid from the US is the biggest to date for Ukraine. The Defense Department will be delivering Bradleys and other infantry fighting vehicles armed with anti-tank missiles as part of a $3.75 billion assistance package.
No Bay Bridge Expansion Any Time Soon
Don’t expect another span across Chesapeake Bay any time soon. Maryland Transportation Authority officials say they have four or five years to analyze alternatives and assess environmental impacts and only then, if the state gets federal approval and funding can design and construction begin.
RIMPAC Tests 3D Technology at Sea
The US Navy has installed a liquid-metal 3D printer on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Essex to help test the new printing technology at sea.
