Bay 'dead zone' still bad in '09, But scientists have new knowledge of how it works By PAMELA WOOD, Staff Writer11/27/09, The Capital, Annapolis, MDCourtesy photo  Unusual weather conditions - dry weather in Pennsylvania and New York and a wet summer in Maryland and Virginia - threw off scientists' predictions, but gave them new understanding [...]

Watersheds Included in Iniative By Greg Hilburn, The News Star, Monroe, LouisianaDecember 3, 2009Three Louisiana watersheds, including two in northeastern Louisiana, are included in an $80 million, 12-state initiative to improve water quality in the Mississippi River Basin by managing fertilizer runoff from agricultural land.    Bayou Macon and Boeuf River watersheds in northeastern Louisiana, [...]