CLEAN RIVERS, CREEKS, AND BAYS
Our Commitment
To support Virginia’s commitment to measurably reduce the amount of pollution delivered to our nation’s largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay.
THE ISSUE
The 2025 deadline of the multi-state cleanup plan for the states draining to Chesapeake Bay will occur during the term of Virginia’s 74th Governor. To significantly reduce the amount of pollution delivered to our nation’s largest estuary, each contributing state’s Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) is designed to accomplish its own set of pollutant reduction goals identified through the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). Virginia has invested tremendous resources toward meeting its goals. However, in order to continue this progress, we must ensure strong and sustained funding for key local and statewide initiatives.
ROUNDUP: Trump Administration Repeals Crucial Clean Water Rule Act
The Trump Administration repealed the Clean Water Rule, as crucial protection of the Clean Water Act protecting approximately 60 percent of the nation’s stream miles and millions of acres of wetlands.
OPINION: Build on success; boost Chesapeake protection
The Virginia Conservation Network's Land & Water Policy Manager calls on all levels of government to support Virginia's cleanup plan and increase pollution reductions in the face of climate change.
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