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November 22, 2006

EPA to allow some pesticides near water

  • Critics say this will make it easier to pollute the nation's lakes and streams.
    • By H. JOSEF HEBERT
    Associated Press Writer

    WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that pesticides can be applied over and near bodies of water without a permit under the federal Clean Water Act.

    The decision brought immediate criticism from an environmental watchdog group and from a senator involved in environmental issues. They said it would make it easier to pollute the nation's lakes and streams.


     
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