Traffic is backed up on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge last summer. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) Maryland needs to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, as everyone who has driven on it knows.

The Maryland Transportation Authority Board voted Thursday morning to approve a proposal that would result in the construction of two new bridges to carry traffic over the Chesapeake Bay and remove ...

For the first time in two decades, a Pennsylvania governor will lead the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, was unanimously elected as chair of the Chesapeake Executive ...

A revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement was approved by a multi-state council led by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. The new agreement sets a 2040 deadline for reducing pollution and achieving other ...

When hurricanes or strong storms sweep up the United States' East Coast and meet the shores of the country's largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, the familiar pattern of storm activity gets a little more ...

Efforts to clean up Chesapeake Bay, the largest U.S. estuary, date to the 1980s, but pollution reduction targets did not become mandatory until 2010, with not all states in its watershed signing on to ...

The annual Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run today has been canceled due to inclement weather, according to the MDTA. Sunday's run was expected to cause heavy delays for motorists traveling near or across the ...

An aerial view of a Chesapeake Bay fishing town, Oxford, Md. Credit: Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The ongoing federal shutdown has eclipsed the final stretch ...

Egg-eating worms living on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs may hold the key to smarter fishery management. Once thought to be a threat, these parasites actually serve as natural biomarkers that reveal when ...

On September 3, 2025, the Chesapeake Bay Program announced that water quality in the Chesapeake Bay remains largely unchanged, with a slight dip in standards attainment, despite significant reductions ...

If you drained the whole Chesapeake Bay most times during the year and weighed every fish, at least 70% would be blue catfish, scientists estimate. Aggressive catfish that can weigh over 100 pounds ...

Whether you want a tomahawk steak, prime rib carved tableside or Japanese hibachi, these are the best steakhouses near San Francisco for all your beefy cravings. Each local steak restaurant on this ...