EPA Agrees to Increase Oversight of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction

Pennsylvania must cut pollution in the Chesapeake Bay according to a lawsuit settlement with the EPA.
The EPA will increase enforcement and monitoring to ensure Pennsylvania meets goals.
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, D.C. and environmental groups sued the EPA over Pennsylvania's lack of progress.
A 2014 agreement set a 2025 deadline for pollution controls to save the Chesapeake Bay.
The settlement provides accountability but the 2025 goal will still likely be missed.