https://virginiamercury.com/2025/12/02/repub/chesapeake-bay-officials-poised-to-study-inclusion-of-native-american-tribes/ “Indigenous communities in this region have thousands of years of insight into land and water management that the Chesapeake Bay Program can greatly benefit from as we continue our work to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality and wildlife” #SaveTheBay #NativeAmerican #conservation #equity #ChesapeakeBay #CleanWater

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/12/02/repub/chesapeake-bay-officials-poised-to-study-inclusion-of-native-american-tribes/ “Indigenous communities in this region have thousands of years of insight into land and water management that the Chesapeake Bay Program can greatly benefit from as we continue our work to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality and wildlife” #SaveTheBay #NativeAmerican #conservation #equity #ChesapeakeBay #CleanWater

It was a victory for a range of business interests that have lobbied to scale back the #CleanWaterAct of 1972, including farmers, home builders, real estate developers, #oil drillers & #petrochemical manufacturers.

…Under the #CleanWater Act, companies & individuals must obtain a permit from the #EPA before releasing #pollutants into the nation’s #waterways. They must receive a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers.…

#climate #wildlife #law #EnvironmentalLaw