Maryland officials grapple with ‘bizarre’ Trump executive order on Chesapeake Bay

Just months after federal officials joined Chesapeake Bay states to renew their pledge to restore the nation's largest estuary, President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded an Obama-era executive order that called for federal leadership in the effort.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 1,254

Last Updated: 18 hours, 9 minutes ago

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Just months after federal officials joined Chesapeake Bay states in December to renew their pledge to restore the nation’s largest estuary, President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded an Obama-era executive order that called for federal leadership in the effort.

Trump’s executive order also railed against stormwater management fees, which he labeled “rain taxes” — a refrain from Republican Larry Hogan’s successful 2014 campaign for governor — arguing that they “impose hundreds of dollars …

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