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$22.7M in projects to help restore Chesapeake

Federal officials plan to announce $22.7 million in funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration projects. Full story

Rivers group assess water-friendly codes in Va.

An analysis of non-tidal Virginia localities that are part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed found wide variations in the adoption of development codes intended to keep sediment and runoff from entering rivers and streams. Full story

Video from Space: Army Builds 'Mud Island' on US East Coast

A new time-lapse video reveals the view from space during an ambitious U.S. Army project to rebuild an eroding island on the U.S. East Coast. Full story

Chesapeake Bay watermen reel in ‘ghost pots’

   Chesapeake Bay watermen have reeled in tens of thousands of lost crab traps filled with dead and decaying wildlife. These “ghost pots” have become sunken death traps for the Bay’s signature blue crab. NBC’s Katie Wall reports.

Man who faked death gets 7 years in prison

A Maryland man who faked his death by jumping into the Chesapeake Bay was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for conspiracy and communicating a false distress signal. Full story

Mud roars down Susquehanna

   The Weather’s Channel Mike Seidel sent a photo showing mud roaring down the Susquehanna River into the Chesapeake Bay. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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