Higher Levels A Catch-22 for Lake Okeechobee
Runoff from agriculture and other sources has affected Lake Okeechobee’s water quality, just like other lakes in the United States. But the largest lake in the U.S. Southeast has a[…]
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California coalition seeks suit over water pollution
The California Westlands Water District has long been the battleground for environmentalists and corporate farmers. Recently, a team of environmental and sport fishing organizations banded together to express their desire[…]
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Phosphorous mars Lake Whatcom water quality
A recently released Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program annual report highlights the lake’s water quality problems. In 2010, dissolved oxygen levels were lower and phosphorous levels higher than the worst conditions[…]
Federal government will reassess Lake Champlain water quality plan
The Environmental Protection Agency decided last week to reverse its approval of a 2002 water quality plan for phosphorous reduction on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain in the interest[…]
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