On November 9th, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a series of draft reports aimed at setting a new course for restoration of the nation’s largest estuary.  Interested in reading the report or on providing comments? Visit http://executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net/ 

“President Obama has declared that the Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure and committed to a robust cleanup effort. Setting two-year benchmarks for progress will ensure that our actions are getting the results the President and the public expect,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “This is the broadest and most publicly accountable cleanup effort ever seen on the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. It’s time for a new era of decisive federal leadership, and new partnerships with state government, nonprofits, the private sector and residents who have all been working to create a cleaner Bay.”

The public has 60 days to comment, till Jan. 10, 2010.