A group of Maryland lawmakers has crafted an elegant solution for one of the Chesapeake Bay’s more pressing pollution concerns — how to dispose of excess poultry manure. The proposal would not only ...

In an effort to clean up polluted runoff from chicken manure, Maryland officials have decided to seek new regulations that would hold big poultry companies accountable for the waste their animals ...

Nitrogen and phosphorous runoff from agricultural activity is a major source of water pollution in many parts of the country. In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, half of the phosphorous and 40 percent of ...