Foundation Gives Chesapeake Bay a 'D' -- (wesm) - The president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says the condition of the nation's largest estuary remains "a national disgrace."

But William Baker says he's heartened that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will pay more attention to the bay's problems under President Barack Obama's administration.

In its 10th annual report released Wednesday, the foundation gave the bay's health index a grade of "D," giving it 28 points out of a possible 100.

Chuck Fox, a senior adviser to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, attended the foundation's news conference in Annapolis. He says the federal agency is considering a range of tools and regulations to improve the bay's water quality.
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