Obama cuts EPA, increases Chesapeake Bay Program
BY: Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency’s main program to restore the Chesapeake Bay would get more money but other projects for the water way would be cut in the budget released Monday by President Barack Obama, a Chesapeake Bay Foundation official said. The budget calls for $15 million to be added to the $58 million budget for [...] |
USDA: Voluntary bay efforts working, more needed
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Chesapeake Bay Foundation officials say a new report highlights the need for continued assistance to farmers in the bay watershed. The study released Tuesday by the Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service says additional conservation is needed for most of the cropland in the six-state watershed to keep sediment and nutrients such [...] |





