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Policy Reversal Undoes Chesapeake Bay Runoff Reduction Order

1 report, 1 independent Updated Sep 19
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Policy changes have led to the reversal of local waterway cleanup efforts and ongoing runoff concerns in the Chesapeake Bay area. This reversal follows an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in 2009 that required efforts to reduce runoff into the Chesapeake Bay. President Donald Trump subsequently reversed that order with his own.

From timesleader.com

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The policy shift impacts local mitigation efforts, which were structured when 32 local municipalities agreed to collect fees for cleanup projects. The report notes that cleanup plans would have more staying power if they had been codified as law by Congress.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at improving water quality and directing coordination with watershed jurisdictions.

From timesleader.com

Who's involved

  • ChesapeakeLocation subject to policy shifts regarding stormwater runoff and water quality.
  • Donald TrumpIssued the executive order that reversed previous runoff reduction efforts.
  • CongressPossesses the legislative authority to codify cleanup plans for the Chesapeake area.

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