Gov. Shapiro to lead multi-state Chesapeake Bay group, amid waterway’s health dip

For at least the next year, Gov. Josh Shapiro will helm a multistate effort to clean and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.

The nine-member Chesapeake Executive Council elected Gov. Josh Shapiro as its chair during a public meeting Tuesday at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

In accepting the role, the first-term Democrat acknowledged Pennsylvania has historically taken a “backseat” to addressing concerns impacting the Chesapeake Bay, but he said those days are over…

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