The Environmental Protection Agency says it’s going to clean up its act in the Chesapeake Bay, settling a lawsuit with conservationists that will require the agency to take an aggressive stance on pollution in the region.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation sued the agency during the Bush years, claiming that officials were ignoring cleanup and anti-pollution laws. The Obama administration promised to change tack and will announce new policies to rescue the United States’ biggest estuary on Wednesday.
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