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Chesapeake Bay, with its tree-lined waterfronts curving along the river toward the ocean, is pictured from above.
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River Alkalinization and Ocean Acidification Face Off in Coastal Waters

by Madeline Reinsel 21 May 202521 May 2025

Factors ranging from rainfall to nutrient runoff to changing mining and agricultural practices drove decades-long pH trends in the Chesapeake Bay.

Water samples collected from Gwynns Falls stream in Baltimore
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Leaky Pipes Are Dosing Baltimore’s Waterways with Drugs

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 22 October 202129 March 2023

Poor infrastructure is responsible for tens of thousands of pharmaceutical doses that flow through Baltimore’s streams each year.

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Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure Worldwide

by T. Malone, A. Malej and J. Faganeli 19 March 202127 October 2022

A new book explores how two river-dominated coastal estuaries are responding to the pressures of human expansion and climate change.

Illustration of submerged aquatic vegetation with molecules of calcium carbonate
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Aquatic Plants May Help Chesapeake Bay Resist Ocean Acidification

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 July 202031 March 2022

In freshwater vegetation flats upstream of the Chesapeake, chemical reactions create molecules that raise pH levels in the bay.

A second-grade girl beside a chain-link fence and tall grass.
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Photography Focuses on Sea Level Rise and Eroding Communities

by The Guardian 21 April 202014 October 2021

Narratives from applicants for the Getty Images Climate Visuals Grants provided a unique insight into the reality of climate change. Both winners focused on the impact of sea level rise.

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