Report: Chesapeake Bay Improving But Huge Challenges Remain

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A non-profit that tracks pollution in the Chesapeake Bay says the health of America’s largest estuary is improving. But the group says huge challenges remain.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Wednesday released a midpoint assessment of a federal plan to curb pollution flowing into the watershed by 2025. States are required to cut phosphorous, nitrogen and sediment coming from treated wastewater as well as runoff from farms and cities.
The report’s good news