Let’s see, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine says Virginia expects to meet key goals for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay. From yesterday’s press release:
“…Kaine today announced Virginia’s largest wastewater treatment facilities and industries within the Chesapeake Bay watershed expect to meet their nutrient reduction goals by the end of 2010. Facilities will reduce the amount of nutrients in wastewater by participating in Virginia’s nutrient trading program and installing pollution control technology. …
“This will be a huge step forward for Virginians and the Chesapeake Bay,” Governor Kaine said.
In other news the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says in its annual “State of the Bay” report that the condition of the Bay is getting worse. Reports the Virginian-Pilot:
On a scale of 1 to 100, with 70 representing full recovery, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation gave the Bay a score of 28 this year, down from 29 last year. That means the mid-Atlantic estuary remains in serious trouble, choked by excessive nutrients, too much algae and dirt, and a lack of oxygen in the water.
“We must all voice our outrage so that those with the power to effect change – the governors and legislators at the state and federal levels – do more to implement the known solutions of reducing pollution and restoring nature’s filters,” the foundation’s president, William C. Baker, wrote in a letter accompanying the report.
Will the real Chesapeake Bay please stand up?
