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Laws As Last Line Of Defense For Chesapeake Bay
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What happens when laws designed to protect water fail — and what legal action does it take to set things right?
For decades, the health of the Chesapeake Bay has struggled because of three major pollution sources: stormwater, wastewater, and agriculture. These pressures send nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment into streams and rivers that flow into the Bay, where they harm water quality and the…