http://environment.about.com/b/2010/09/29/epa-gets-tough-on-chesapeake-bay-cleanup.htm
The article is from About.com, written on September 29th, 2010.
The Environmental Protection Agency is becoming more strict on the states that have been polluting the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and New York have been ignoring the federal warnings for more than 27 years. Now, they have until November 29th to make their cleaning habits better or the EPA will increase sewer bills and raise property taxes.
This article was mostly informative, however, it was apparent that the writer is pro-environmentalist because there was a since of frustration while talking about how the EPA has done nothing to punish the states who have not complied to the federal warnings.
VII. Pollution
A. Pollution Types
3. Water Pollution
I think articles like this should be taken into deeper consideration than they are. This exemplifies human damage to our ecosystem; it proves that we are notified about our effects, yet restrain from doing something to fix them. I think it is completely fair for the EPA to increase sewer bills and raise property taxes if we fail to comply. Issues like this should not be treated with the attitude that it will be our own fault if we don't do anything about it. If it takes a push such as the EPA is asking in order to help sustain the Chesapeake Bay, then it needs to be done.
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