Trump Dumps Obama Bay Edict

 WBOC, Trump Administration repeals Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order

President Trump is repealing an executive order from 2009 dedicated to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay.

Today, he published his own executive order stating EO 13508 was a broad mandate that did not provide "clarity on how to implement that order's requirements."

His office calls the federal requirements "vague and confusing," and that these requirements have allowed state and local governments to enact stormwater management fees, or 'rain taxes,' that raise costs for American households.

The 2009 EO, issued by then-President Barack Obama, looked to restore Chesapeake Bay water quality, create agricultural practices to protect the Bay, reduce water pollution from federal lands and facilities, protect the Bay as the climate changes, expand public access to the Bay and conserve ecosystems, and more.

The Trump Administration acknowledges that federal, state, and local government programs have significantly improved the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay over the years, but they say "future actions and best practices are needed to continue promoting the economic health and well-being of the communities the Chesapeake Bay serves."
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President Trump's Order directs various federal leaders, like the Secretary of Agriculture, to focus resources provided for the health of the Bay on "direct, on-the-ground projects" that would create the most-impactful water quality improvements.

Imagine that, actually focusing federal funds on projects that help, and not on nebulous climate and social justice related programs. Why, you could probably do more to help the Bay with 20% of the money.