"We need to not just stop the bleeding, but make the estuary better, make it cleaner," said Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., the new chairman of the Chesapeake Executive Council.
The council also includes the governors of Pennsylvania and Virginia, the mayor of Washington, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency and a representative of bay state lawmakers. The council meets annually to set goals for...
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