Chesapeake Bay

Too little too late? For most states, Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals are a long shot

Bay Journal News Service

It’s been 10 years since the Chesapeake Bay watershed was put on a “pollution diet.” And while there’s been some belt tightening since then, the regional effort to reduce nutrient pollution in order to restore a healthy Bay has fared about as well as many other diets: It is far from meeting its 2025 goal.

ACLU

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Gavin Grimm in Title IX case

Chris Graham

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of former Gloucester County high school student Gavin Grimm, deciding that restroom policies segregating transgender students are unconstitutional and violate Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education.