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August 2, 2016

State adopts new clean-water rules

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state regulators have adopted new clean-water rules tied partly to how much fish people eat, ending years of heated debate over how clean the state's waters should be.

The Department of Ecology said Monday it adopted what's known as the “fish consumption rule” and sent those standards to federal regulators for approval. The rules set limits on the pollutants that can be released into waterways.


 
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