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Research the following:
Federal Agencies that can create policies impacting the Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
U.S. Forest Service (FS)
National Park Service (NPS)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Office of Environmental
Management (OEM)
EPA Government
THEN IN respond to 2 sentences in a 6th graders response from the above
Purpose/Objective of the Agency
Current Environmental
Policies Impacting the Chesapeake Bay
How are the policies impacting the health of the Chesapeake Bay?
Recommendations to improve the policies
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- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- The EPA works to keep air and water clean and enforces laws like the Clean Water Act while running the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan (including the Bay TMDL) to cut pollution from farms, cities, and wastewater plants. These actions help lower nutrients and make the bay healthier, and the EPA could speed progress by using stronger enforcement and giving more funding and technical help to farmers and towns.
- U.S. Forest Service (FS)
- The Forest Service manages and protects forests and promotes practices like streamside (riparian) buffers and erosion control that reduce runoff into the Chesapeake Bay. These practices help keep soil and pollution out of the water, and the Forest Service could plant more buffers and work more with private landowners near the bay.
- National Park Service (NPS)
- The National Park Service protects parks and historic places and restores natural areas in the Chesapeake region while running education and restoration projects that help local water quality. These efforts protect wildlife and improve streams, and the NPS could expand its education programs and partner more with communities to fix polluted waterways.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- The Fish and Wildlife Service protects fish, birds, and habitats and funds wetland restoration and fish passage projects that help filter water before it reaches the bay. These projects improve habitat and water quality, and FWS could increase funding for larger wetland restorations and help farmers adopt wildlife-friendly practices.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- The USGS studies rivers, water quality, and sea-level rise and provides data and maps that help managers understand pollution and changes in the Chesapeake Bay. This science helps make better choices to protect the bay, and USGS could collect more real-time data and present findings in simpler ways for local decision makers.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- NOAA studies oceans and coasts, manages fisheries, and supports habitat restoration and climate science that affect the Chesapeake Bay and its species. NOAA’s work helps fish populations and guides restoration, and it could do more by planning for sea-level rise, restoring underwater grasses and oyster reefs, and helping communities adapt to climate impacts.
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- The NRCS helps farmers and landowners use conservation practices like cover crops, buffers, and nutrient management to keep soil and fertilizer from washing into the Chesapeake Bay. These programs reduce pollution and improve soil health, and NRCS could speed payments, offer more on-the-ground technical help, and focus more funds on the most polluted watersheds.
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- The BLM manages public lands (mostly in the West) and sets grazing and land-use rules that can reduce erosion and protect watersheds that feed big river systems. The BLM has limited land in the Chesapeake region so its direct impact is small, but it could share erosion-control tools and partner with local groups to help upstream lands that send sediment to the bay.
- Office of Environmental Management (OEM) (DOE)
- The Office of Environmental Management cleans up contaminated and hazardous waste sites so dangerous chemicals do not reach rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Cleaning these sites protects water and wildlife, and OEM could speed up cleanups near the bay and work more closely with state and local groups to ensure safe restoration.
- The EPA works to keep air and water clean and enforces laws like the Clean Water Act while running the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan (including the Bay TMDL) to cut pollution from farms, cities, and wastewater plants. These actions help lower nutrients and make the bay healthier, and the EPA could speed progress by using stronger enforcement and giving more funding and technical help to farmers and towns.
- U.S. Forest Service (FS)
- The Forest Service manages and protects forests and promotes practices like streamside (riparian) buffers and erosion control that reduce runoff into the Chesapeake Bay. These practices help keep soil and pollution out of the water, and the Forest Service could plant more buffers and work more with private landowners near the bay.
- National Park Service (NPS)
- The National Park Service protects parks and historic places and restores natural areas in the Chesapeake region while running education and restoration projects that help local water quality. These efforts protect wildlife and improve streams, and the NPS could expand its education programs and partner more with communities to fix polluted waterways.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- The Fish and Wildlife Service protects fish, birds, and habitats and funds wetland restoration and fish passage projects that help filter water before it reaches the bay. These projects improve habitat and water quality, and FWS could increase funding for larger wetland restorations and help farmers adopt wildlife-friendly practices.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- The USGS studies rivers, water quality, and sea-level rise and provides data and maps that help managers understand pollution and changes in the Chesapeake Bay. This science helps make better choices to protect the bay, and USGS could collect more real-time data and present findings in simpler ways for local decision makers.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- NOAA studies oceans and coasts, manages fisheries, and supports habitat restoration and climate science that affect the Chesapeake Bay and its species. NOAA’s work helps fish populations and guides restoration, and it could do more by planning for sea-level rise, restoring underwater grasses and oyster reefs, and helping communities adapt to climate impacts.
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- The NRCS helps farmers and landowners use conservation practices like cover crops, buffers, and nutrient management to keep soil and fertilizer from washing into the Chesapeake Bay. These programs reduce pollution and improve soil health, and NRCS could speed payments, offer more on-the-ground technical help, and focus more funds on the most polluted watersheds.
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- The BLM manages public lands (mostly in the West) and sets grazing and land-use rules that can reduce erosion and protect watersheds that feed big river systems. The BLM has limited land in the Chesapeake region so its direct impact is small, but it could share erosion-control tools and partner with local groups to help upstream lands that send sediment to the bay.
- Office of Environmental Management (OEM) (DOE)
- The Office of Environmental Management cleans up contaminated and hazardous waste sites so dangerous chemicals do not reach rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Cleaning these sites protects water and wildlife, and OEM could speed up cleanups near the bay and work more closely with state and local groups to ensure safe restoration.
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