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Maryland Chesapeake Bay cleanup strategy

Maryland shifts Chesapeake Bay cleanup strategy

New research shows a need to focus mostly on many diffuse sources of pollution rather than single large sources such as wastewater treatment plants.

The Clean Water Act has failed to curb ag pollution

The Clean Water Act has failed to curb ag pollution

While the Clean Water Act effectively targeted “point sources” of pollution, such as factories and sewage plants, it didn’t include strong controls for “non-point sources,” such as farm field runoff.

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