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ANNAPOLIS— Reducing the amount of pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay and improving its water quality is proving to be more challenging than anticipated…
“You name it — it’s in there,” said John Naylor. “The scariest things are baby dolls — they’re not pretty anymore."
“You name it — it’s in there,” said John Naylor. “The scariest things are baby dolls — they’re not pretty anymore."
Efforts to improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay have fallen far short of goals set 40 years ago, and a new report by researchers suggests that achieving those goals remains elusive in the short-term.
Farm-generated water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed isn’t decreasing as fast as authorities predicted, so new approaches may be needed, the Chesapeake Bay Program says.