releases: https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/what-president-elect-biden-could-mean-climate-and-chesapeake-bay
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| https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/what-president-elect-biden-could-mean-climate-and-chesapeake-bay | What President-Elect Biden Could Mean for the Climate and Chesapeake Bay | 2020-11-13 | 2020 | 2020-11 | Democrat | Senate | MD | John Sarbanes | S001168 | sarbanes.house.gov | legacy | In terms of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, the Trump EPA failed to crack down on Pennsylvania for dumping on its downstream neighbors. This triggered a lawsuit against EPA by Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.New Biden-appointed leadership at the EPA could put more pressure on Pennsylvania to impose rules on its farmers to keep their manure and fertilizer out of streams. However, it is worth noting that the last time a Democrat was in the White House, the Obama/Biden EPA was equally unwilling to impose any serious penalties on Pennsylvania, even though it was also obvious back then that the state was falling down on its Bay cleanup obligations. Congressman John Sarbanes of Maryland said he and colleagues are committed to pressuring the Biden EPA harder this time around because a deadline in EPA's Bay cleanup plan is now looming in the year 2025. Members who care about the Chesapeake Bay we're going to be speaking with one voice, pushing on the Biden Administration to make a clean break from the policies of this Trump Administration, Sarbanes said. And even to make a break from the kind of, you know, lesser action we saw previous to that when it comes to Chesapeake Bay programs. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |