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 Stories About: politics AND solid waste treatment and disposal AND US EPA AND water pollution
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Blending the Rules
EPA plan would spew under-treated sewage into U.S. waterways |
Susan Boni |
10 Mar 2005 |
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| Like clean water? Then you'll love Rep. Bart Stupak. Swimming in sewage just isn't this fun. For the last year, Stupak has been fighting a U.S. EPA proposal that would allow inadequately treated sewage to be "blended" with fully treated waste during rain and snow events. The messy mix would then be released into the nation's rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. If blending is permitt ... |
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| Topics: politics, solid waste treatment and disposal, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics) |
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