Maryland has joined lawsuit against EPA on Chesapeake Bay Pollution
On Thursday, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, joined by the Attorneys General of Delaware, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to require Pennsylvania and New York to develop and implement plans to achieve 2025 Chesapeake Bay restoration goals.
The suit says that EPA has abandoned its responsibility to ensure that certain states uphold their obligations under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement to reduce pollution levels to restore local waters and the Bay in the allotted timeframe.
The complaint highlights that “EPA’s actions threaten the future restoration and health of the Bay, and the livelihoods of the millions who use the Bay as a multi-purpose resource.” The Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed a similar lawsuit coinciding with the one filed by Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The EPA’s recent final evaluation of each Bay state’s Watershed Improvement Plan concluded that Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia all will attain their respective necessary load reductions by 2025.
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The suit says that EPA has abandoned its responsibility to ensure that certain states uphold their obligations under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement to reduce pollution levels to restore local waters and the Bay in the allotted timeframe.
The complaint highlights that “EPA’s actions threaten the future restoration and health of the Bay, and the livelihoods of the millions who use the Bay as a multi-purpose resource.” The Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed a similar lawsuit coinciding with the one filed by Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The EPA’s recent final evaluation of each Bay state’s Watershed Improvement Plan concluded that Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia all will attain their respective necessary load reductions by 2025.
Click Here to read more.