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States lagging in some Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals

12/04/24 6:04 AM By Noah Wicks

The federal government and states have made progress in their efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, particularly when it comes to reducing sediment loads in the watershed. But nitrogen and phosphorus reduction goals are still below goals set for the end of 2025, a likely topic of discussion for when officials meet later this month to discuss the bay’s future.

Daybreak March 27: EMIT LESS: Cutting cattle emissions crosses partisan divide

03/27/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

A bipartisan group of senators is announcing a proposal today to expand Agriculture Department research on feed additives for reducing methane emissions from cattle.

Lawmakers look to extend wildlife habitat, livestock depredation programs before 2025 sunset

03/06/24 6:18 AM By Noah Wicks

Two key senators want to reauthorize a slate of conservation grant programs that fund Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, assistance for producers that lose livestock to endangered predators, and wetlands conservation projects.

EPA water official leaving after three years

01/10/24 11:34 AM By Steve Davies

EPA’s top water regulator, Radhika Fox, is stepping down after nearly three years in the job where she helped lead the latest effort to rewrite the “waters of the U.S.” rule.

Chesapeake Bay settlement could be a sign of things to come – or not

04/26/23 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

A proposed agreement is designed to force EPA to provide more oversight over animal feeding operations and discharge permits in Pennsylvania, but a former agency attorney is skeptical of the agreement's final impact on the enforcement of the Clean Water Act.

EPA agrees to step up oversight of animal feeding operations in Pennsylvania

04/20/23 4:02 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to increase oversight of animal feeding operations in Pennsylvania, including potentially designating them as point sources that would require discharge permits under the Clean Water Act.

Report says Chesapeake Bay health remains unchanged

Ag sector needs help to make significant progress

01/05/23 2:15 PM By Steve Davies

States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed must continue to focus on reducing agriculture’s impact on the estuary, a major environmental group said Thursday in its latest update on the bay’s health.

Pennsylvania is biggest roadblock to meeting Chesapeake Bay goals, report finds

01/05/22 2:48 PM By Steve Davies

Pennsylvania still has a long way to go in reducing nutrient pollution from its farms, jeopardizing the success of the federal-state “blueprint” for achieving restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, a new report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation concludes.

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