Maryland river turns orange for alarming reason: ‘The pollution from this site is so bad you can see it from space’

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/, October 27, 2023
By: Tina Deines

In Maryland, muddy runoff from a construction site seems to be suffocating a once-lush underwater prairie-like ecosystem, endangering fish and other aquatic animals.

What’s happening? 

Maryland’s Gunpowder River — part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed — was once home to lush submerged grasses that hosted a plethora of wildlife, including fish and crabs. Now, this underwater prairie has all but disappeared, and the once-clear water has turned a murky orange color, the Bay Journal reports. Read more.

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