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Conservation groups say EPA proposal fails to protect the Great Lakes

Dec 7, 2020 | Daily News

The Great Lakes Conservation Coalition is criticizing the U.S. EPA’s ballast water rule proposal which would exempt cargo ships that only travel in the Great Lakes from having to treat their ballast water to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.


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