U.S. warns of sanctions if states don’t act on bay

Federal officials said today that they could impose severe punishments if Virginia and other states don’t do enough to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

Those punishments could include withholding federal grants from bay-region states and placing new limits on sewage-treatment plant discharges — a potential hindrance to growth.

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