Maryland Public Television is proud to present another chapter in our on-going effort to help support and preserve one of the nation's most significant bodies of water. In 2010, the federal government ordered states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to meet federal clean water guidelines, or else. Now, it doesn't look like they're going to make the 2025 deadline. Though progress has been made in keeping pollutants out of Bay tributaries, a combination of factors like a lack of regulatory enforcement by states, accelerating impacts of climate change, and the effects of COVID-19 are hindering long-standing efforts.
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