"Virginians Back Bay Cleanup, Want Feds To Stick With It, Poll Finds"

"Virginians strongly support the multi-state effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and oppose efforts to roll back federal clean air and water laws, according to a new survey.

The poll of registered voters also found that people see the state’s environment getting better, overall. They graded its overall environmental health at a “B,” the highest mark given since the question was first asked in a 1997 survey, when the state’s environment rated a “C.”

Joseph Maroon, executive director of the Virginia Environmental Endowment, which funded the survey, said the results show that “Virginia voters value the Commonwealth’s natural environment, they recognize the progress of the past 20 years and they see that the job isn’t finished.”"

Karl Blankenship reports for the Bay Journal April 16, 2017.