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Our Say: Will federal promises on bay actually be kept?

Published 09/13/09

The reaction to the Obama administration's plans for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, released last week, may be less enthusiastic than federal officials were hoping for.

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It's not that environmentalists, or many run-of-the-mill bay-area residents, disagree with anything said by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack or others. They talk a good game.

But Marylanders have heard a good game talked for at least 26 years. They know from bitter experience that impressive-sounding plans and optimistic projections don't mean that anything will be done about the...

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Cardin - 2009-09-14 10:46:24

I don't put much faith in Sen. Cardin. He will back down or flip flop off his support of the bill. He always seams to get his name in the media for supporting issues. But, you only see the initial support. You never see any real support.

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So true! - 2009-09-14 09:42:31

Great article here. And tip of the hat to Cardin too.

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