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U.S. calls for more action to restore Chesapeake Bay

The Obama administration unveiled a new strategy Monday for restoring the Chesapeake Bay that calls for stiffer controls on farm and urban runoff, but Republicans in Washington criticized legislation that would give the federal government more... Full Article at Baltimore Sun

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