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Bay Journal: Hogan urges U.S. Senate to reject curb on EPA role in Bay cleanup
Posted by japperson
on February 20, 2018
in Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water, Governor Hogan, News stories, Secretary Grumbles, Uncategorized
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sent a letter urging Senate leaders to oppose a House-passed measure that would strip the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its power to act against any Bay watershed state that fails to meet its Chesapeake pollution reduction goals.
Hogan — who chairs the Chesapeake Executive Council, which guides Bay restoration policy — voiced his “strong opposition” to a pending spending bill provision put forward by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-VA. The House approved it last September by a vote of 214 to 197, but whether it takes effect depends on congressional budget negotiations to be completed by next month.
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