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EPA, Farmers, & Bob Mcdonnell

EPA, Farmers, & Bob Mcdonnell. Micah Kayser , Corey Johnson, TJ Hainsworth , Drew Powell, Ashley Whindleton , Eleseea Granger, Tiana Moore. Questions/Main Argument. Who should clean up the bay? How should the bay be cleaned up? When should the cleanup take place?

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EPA, Farmers, & Bob Mcdonnell

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  1. EPA, Farmers, & Bob Mcdonnell Micah Kayser, Corey Johnson, TJ Hainsworth, Drew Powell, Ashley Whindleton, Eleseea Granger, Tiana Moore

  2. Questions/Main Argument • Who should clean up the bay? • How should the bay be cleaned up? • When should the cleanup take place? • Who are the largest contributors to the pollution?

  3. EPA/DEQ • The EPA’s biggest concern is that the farmers are the biggest contributors to the pollution of the Chesapeake Bay. They are worried that agricultural operations are the single largest source of nutrient and sediment pollution in the watershed. The EPA also believes that even though the bay’s health has improved, it is still unacceptable. Farmers should be fiscally responsible for controlling their pollution considering that they could be one of the largest sources. The bill supported by the environmental groups is national S 1816 (Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act) it is a bunch of new regulations for the farmers and for companies around the bay that promote new water quality standards. • http://thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/~bd3J8e:@@@L&summ2=m&|/home/LegislativeData.php| • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxEOW1yn8U

  4. Farmers • The farmers biggest concern is that the new regulations being put on them by the EPA are going to effect the way they carry out farm operations. The believe that over time, they have changed their ways enough to reduce the amount of pollution that they are contributing. They are also afraid that the agenda that the EPA has made is selfish and is only concerning farmers when there is many other groups that contribute to the ill health of the bay. The bill supported by the farmers is national HR 5509 (Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act) is basically supporting what the farmers are already doing the farmers feel that they are not hurting the environment so there is no need for them to change their ways. • http://thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/~bdDpYu:@@@L&summ2=m&|/home/LegislativeData.php|

  5. Bob McDonnell Governor Bob McDonnell and his administration called for pollution cuts from sewage plants, factories, farms, and others to take matters into their own hands and restore the Chesapeake Bay. McDonnell and his administration aren’t just looking at farmers, but their looking at all the contributors to the pollution of the bay and trying to come to a solution that will be most beneficial to the bay’s health. McDonnell officials sent a $7 billion-plus bay cleanup plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under this plan, McDonnell issues individualized goals for each sector to try and meet. Local governments have expressed worries over the cost of the plan seeing as it is very pricey.

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