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Clean Water Advocacy: June 2022 Update
Our work to restore and protect the Bay and its rivers is off to a strong start this year. Here’s where things stand.
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John Pavoncello/York Dispatch
Our work to restore and protect the Bay and its rivers is off to a strong start this year. Here’s where things stand.
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We fouled our precious waterways, now it is time to clean them up. Over one-third of Pennsylvania's waters are impaired and western Pennsylvania's streams are no exception.
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Recent EPA approval of a new restoration plan for the Pequea Creek Watershed clears the way for federal funding to put practices on the ground to reduce pollution from agriculture and urban development in Lancaster and Chester counties.
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Today, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in West Virginia v. EPA. While this decision narrows the federal government’s authority under the Clean Air Act, it leaves room for EPA to act on its duty to tackle carbon emissions from power plants.
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The House Appropriations Committee approved today fiscal year 2023 appropriations legislation that would provide robust funding for EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program and a new grant program to restore fish and wildlife habitat across the Bay watershed.
Read MoreThe Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed covers parts of six states and is home to more than 18 million people.
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