Virginia Mercury reporter
Charlie Paullin covers energy and environment for the Virginia Mercury, a sibling site of Maryland Matters. He previously worked for Northern Virginia Daily in the Northern Shenandoah Valley and for the New Britain Herald in central Connecticut. An Alexandria native, Charlie graduated from the University of Hartford initially wanting to cover sports. He’s received several Virginia Press Association awards for his coverage of crime, local government and state politics. Catch him in nature experiencing all the outdoors has to offer, and contact him at [email protected].
Virginia and Maryland scientists recorded low numbers of baby striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in 2023, leading to calls from an environmental…
Bay Program points to ineffective agricultural reductions, need to consider climate change
The health of the Chesapeake Bay remains unchanged from a D+ in 2020 and 2018, according to a biennial report from the Chesapeake Bay…
A new report concluded that every dollar spent on agricultural best practices to reduce Chesapeake Bay pollution leads to a return of $1.75 through higher sales of goods and services as well as earnings.