Feds fund new Chesapeake Bay study

Published July 18, 2010 4:00am ET



The federal government will foot the bill for a new study of the Chesapeake Bay’s microorganisms, U.S. Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-Md.) announced Monday.

The one-year, $100,000 study will focus on microorganisms, not the more-studied oysters and crabs, to see how they impact the bay environment.

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