Middle Neck News

Chesapeake Bay Health Slightly Improves

Chesapeake Bay’s health grade slightly improved last year according to a report released on Tuesday. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued a grade of “C” for 2020 raising it from a C-minus in 2019. This year’s report card has new indicators of watershed health, including stewardship, protected lands, walkability, and heat vulnerability. The Rappahannock region watershed received a ecosystem health score of B-minus.

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