After Obama-era Chesapeake Bay executive order rescinded, environmental groups brace for fallout

Virginia environmental groups are assessing the impact of President Trump's decision to rescind an Obama-era executive order regarding Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction.
Virginia environmental advocacy organizations are trying to determine the full extent of impacts from President Donald Trump’s rescission of a landmark Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction law last week. “We’re still waiting to find out what all of the fallout is going to be,” said Jay Ford, the Virginia policy manager for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. […]
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