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EPA Adopts Water Pollution Rules for Florida | Essentials

EPA Adopts Water Pollution Rules for Florida

Dragons of Paradise, Part II
Dragons of Paradise, Part II by State Library and Archives of Florida
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will adopt a combination of state and federal water pollution rules for Florida after a lengthy court fight with environmental groups that favored the federal version, agency officials said late Friday. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson initially filed a brief notice in federal court in Tallahassee saying she had taken all actions required by a consent decree that the agency had entered with the environmental groups. They had accused the agency of failing to follow its own regulations by not requiring Florida to adopt more stringent standards for such nutrients as nitrogen and phosphorus. But on Friday evening, the agency issued a news release saying it had also approved the state rules for some waterways.

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Region: South Florida

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