NEW REPORT SHOWS HEALTHIER CHESAPEAKE BAY

The Chesapeake Bay is healthier than it has been in nearly 40 years of monitoring.  A new report from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science gave the nation’s largest estuary a grade of C-plus.  Researchers say water quality improved thanks to dissolved oxygen, underwater grasses, and reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.  Scientists say the results show long-term restoration efforts are paying off, although challenges remain in some parts of the bay.