Coalition Aims to Improve Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON (AP) A coalition of 64 groups representing 400,000 people has formed to encourage the U.S. government to act to improve the Chesapeake Bay.

The Chesapeake Bay watershed coalition, made up of environmental and conservation groups, made its debut Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., was among those who attended the event.

Coalition organizers said the groups can be more successful if they work together instead of individually.

The coalition includes regional and national groups such as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Natural Resources Defense Council. small, local groups such as the Friends of Dyke Marsh in Alexandria, Va., are also taking part.