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The U.S. Supreme Court today decid-ed to let stand a ruling that allows a planfor cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.
This means that the ruling of the ThirdCircuit Court of Appeals will stand, saidthe Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Theunanimous ruling found that EPA did notexceed its authority and that the effortsto restore local rivers, streams, and theChesapeake Bay are legal.
“Now that all of the legal challengeshave been denied, we hope those whohave opposed the Chesapeake Clean Wa-ter Blueprint will devote their time, ex-pertise, and money to working with all ofthe clean water partners to help Save theBay,” Foundation President William Bak-er said.
“We have consistently urged partner-ship not litigation, and now we hope toachieve it.”
The restoration plan calls for reduc-ing nitrogen and phosphorus by about 25percent and sediment by 20 percentacross the 64,000-square-mile water-shed. To meet those broad targets, theEPA and six states — including Dela-ware, Maryland and Virginia — have setpollution-limit goals, known as total max-imum daily loads, for 92 waterways thatfeed into the bay.
The agreement sets a 2017 deadlinefor completing 60 percent of the actionsand 2025 for all of them.
Several agricultural trade groups hadbeen joined by the National Associationof Home Builders in opposing the 2010agreement that set the effort into motion.They argued the EPA, in setting cleanupgoals for areas that drain into the bay, hadillegally trod into state purview.
“These are uniquely local decisionsthat should be made by local govern-ments,” American Farm Bureau Federa-tion President Bob Stallman said in 2014when the group launched an appeal.“That is why this power is specificallywithheld from EPA in the Clean WaterAct.”
Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan standsSupreme Court: EPA didnot exceed its authority WILLIAM [email protected]
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The restoration plan calls for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus by about 25 percent andsediment by 20 percent across the 64,000-square-mile watershed that includes Chesapeake Bay.
Airmen of Note
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Tech Sgt. Tedd Baker of Massachusetts plays lead tenor saxophone next to Master Sgt. Andy Axelrad of Illinois
who plays second alto saxophone during a in concert Monday at Robert E. Lee High School's John Lewis
Auditorium. They’re part of Airmen of Note, a jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force.
FISHERSVILLE - Augusta Healthwelcomed a Leap Year baby for 2016early Monday morning.
Madison Nicole Gaines was born toStephanie and Don Gaines at 8:09 a.m.
The Gaines family was aware ofher unique birthday before she wasborn, according to Augusta Healthspokeswoman Lisa Schwenk. Theyplan to alternate celebrations — be-tween February 28 and March 1 — inthe years to come, she said.
Madison weighed 8 pounds, 4ounces and was 21 inches long.
Her parents thank Dr. Jack Coinerand all the nurses in the AugustaHealth OB department for their ex-cellent care, a release said.
According to Schwenk, the Gainesbaby was not the only Leap baby to beborn at Augusta Health this year.
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Madison Nicole was born Monday at 8:09a.m. at Augusta Health in Fishersville,which makes her a Leap Year baby.
Leap Yearbabiesarrive inthe ValleyLAURA [email protected]