EPA Gets Tough on Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

http://environment.about.com/b/2010/09/29/epa-gets-tough-on-chesapeake-bay-cleanup.htm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, and New York for causing serious damage, from pollution, to the Chesapeake Bay. The states have until November 29, 2010 to "correct "serious deficiencies" in their cleanup plans or face consequences". Theses five states are the reason for more then 70 percent of all dead zones, which" cause harmful algae blooms that deprive fish, crabs and oysters of life- giving oxygen", in the Chesapeake Bay.

The article stated mostly the straight scientific facts, but did show some bias when stating the reactions of the five states to past attempts to get them to clean the Chesapeake. The article is very pro environmentalist and the authors opinion came out by showing support and sympathy towards the EPA for the neglect of the five states to clean up the Bay.

This article was published by About.com on September 29, 2010

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