Chesapeake Bill Backers Vow Some Fixes Amid Fears Over EPA Powers

Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and other supporters of legislation to bolster cleanup in the Chesapeake Bay are vowing to make some changes to the bill to address industry concerns about an expansion of EPA and state permit authorities and restrict EPA's scientific flexibility to set nutrient pollution load levels, but they are still supporting strong citizen suit and other enforcement provisions that industry and other critics oppose. Their offer to amend some of the bill's controversial provisions ahead of any...