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Moving Forward On Public Health And Safety With Just The Stroke Of The Pen? Yes, Obama Can, Rena Steinzor
Moving Forward On Public Health And Safety With Just The Stroke Of The Pen? Yes, Obama Can, Rena Steinzor
Rena I. Steinzor
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Water Quality Trading In The Chesapeake Bay, Rena Steinzor, Nicholas Vidargas, Shana Jones, Yee Huang
Water Quality Trading In The Chesapeake Bay, Rena Steinzor, Nicholas Vidargas, Shana Jones, Yee Huang
Rena I. Steinzor
In May 2009, President Obama issued an Executive Order on Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration, declaring the Bay a national treasure and signaling that EPA will play a strong role in leading Bay cleanup. The order marked a dramatic departure, offering the promise of federal leadership on Bay cleanup. The following year, EPA issued a Chesapeake Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), a pollution budget for Bay states. Faced with a federal commitment, the states have begun work on complying with the TMDL. One Bay-wide approach under consideration is a market-based initiative, water quality trading, that would allow polluters to trade …