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  "path": "/briefs/researchers-look-for-a-smaller-dead-zone-in-the-chesapeake-bay-this-summer/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T08:36:23.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Environment",
    "algae bloom",
    "Chesapeake Bay",
    "Chesapeake Bay Program",
    "crab fishery",
    "dead zone",
    "drought",
    "hypoxia",
    "nitrogen runoff",
    "nutrient runoff",
    "submerged aquatic vegetation",
    "underwater grasses",
    "University of Maryland Center for Environnmental Science",
    "Virginia Institute of Marine Science"
  ],
  "textContent": "Drought conditions this year may have hurt crops and strained drinking water supplies, but there’s an upside: Low river flows mean less nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, which could make this year's annual “dead zone” one of the smallest on record.",
  "title": "Researchers: Look for a smaller dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay this summer"
}