
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate federal funding for the program that has coordinated Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts for decades. Trump’s spending plan for the 2018 budget year, released Thursday, significantly reduces funding for the Environmental Protection Agency. (Credit: Steve Helber / AP)
President Trump’s budget blueprint to “Make American Great Again” would cut EPA funding for the Chesapeake Bay by $73 million, ultimately killing federal programs to eliminate pollution that’s been plan plaguing the bay for decades. Pamela D’Angelo reports.