News: Florida Ag and the Clean Water Act

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The Politics of Green and Agricultural pollution
An amazing victory will be celebrated in Florida, a victory for the Reefs and the Inland waters.
A Federal Judge orders the Environmental Protection Agency to step in once again, this time to set limits on Agricultural pollution and polluters that have deemed over 2000 Inland bodies of water impaired. The phosphorus and nitrogen over enriched waters of inland Florida have created massive Harmful Algae Blooms for over a decade, and consequentially also assisted massive Dead Zones (Hypoxia) to flourish.
Excellent job goes to David Guest and Earth Justice for the lawsuit and follow through.
Judge Approves Historic EPA Settlement: EPA and Florida Must Set Limits on Fertilizer and Animal Waste Pollution in State Waters | CommonDreams.org
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - November 16 - A federal judge in Tallahassee today approved a historic consent decree which requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set legal limits for the widespread nutrient poisoning that triggers harmful algae blooms in Florida waters.
 

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