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The (London Guardian's) Observer Magazine (Sun 6 May, 2007)
Green Guage: A sorry lesson in pollution
Staff quoted: UMCES
A sorry lesson in pollution provided by Chesapeake Bay, America's largest estuary. Despite 22 years of clean-up efforts, the bay has just been graded a lowly D+ by Maryland's Center for Environmental Science.
Bay Journal (Tue 1 May, 2007)
Out of Shape: No matter how one looks at it, Bay's health fails to make the grade
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
New reports in April brought a shower of bad news about the status of the Chesapeake. Their common message: It's in bad shape.
Bay Journal (Tue 1 May, 2007)
Chesapeake Bay Report Card's goal is to challenge regions to strive harder
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
If underwater grasses and bottom-dwelling organisms had a chance to grade the Bay last year, they likely would have flunked it.
Bay Journal (Tue 1 May, 2007)
Chesapeake's SAV acreage down 25%; lowest level since 1989: Eelgrass beds in high-salinity areas took major hit
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
The Chesapeake lost a quarter of its underwater grasses last year, with the Baywide acreage falling to its lowest level since 1989, according to figures from the latest annual survey.
The College of William & Mary Flat Hat (Tue 1 May, 2007)
Chesapeake Bay Receives "D" minus on Health Report Card
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
A great blue heron swoops down and grabs a mummichog out of a salt marsh. An old deadrise workboat trolls into a marina after a long day of pulling crab pots. A school of menhaden float quietly on the top of water, suffocated by anoxic (oxygen-poor) conditions that have struck the Chesapeake Bay.
The Annapolis Capital (Tue 1 May, 2007)
More bad news: Air dirtier than bay
Staff quoted: UMCES
Anne Arundel County's report card for air quality was issued this morning and the grades are not good: F's all around.
The Annapolis Capital (Mon 23 Apr, 2007)
Editorial: Bay Report
Staff quoted: UMCES
Will there ever be a time when we'll hear an optimistic report about the health of the Chesapeake Bay? It doesn't seem so.
The Baltimore Sun (Thu 19 Apr, 2007)
Bay is still hurting, 2 reports say: Quality of water called poor; loss of grasses noted
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
The Chesapeake Bay remains in terrible shape by virtually every measure used to assess its health, according to two reports released yesterday.
The Richmond Times Dispatch (Thu 19 Apr, 2007)
Despite some progress, bay is still far from goal: Farm and sewage pollution better, but urban, suburban runoff is worse, report finds
Staff quoted: UMCES
WARSAW -- Most of the Chesapeake Bay remains polluted despite major efforts to correct problems worsened by rapid population growth, a new report shows.
The Salisbury Daily Times (Thu 19 Apr, 2007)
Editorial: Bay report is bleak
Staff quoted: UMCES
The Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity of the lower Eastern Shore was given a grade of C-minus by the Chesapeake Bay Program in its 2006 report card, released Wednesday. Overall, the bay was given a D-plus, with the worst area -- near the Patapsco River --given an F. The highest grade was a C-plus, assigned to the upper bay north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.