Schumer Reveals: In 2019 Alone, +1,000 Toxic Algal Blooms Plagued Upstate NY Lakes, Threatening Upstate Drinking Water
November 07, 2019
November 07, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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- Senator Urges Feds to Launch Statewide Effort to Combat the Blooms ASAP
- Recently, Upstate New York's Lakes--Including Drinking Water Sources--Have Been Infected By Toxic Algal Blooms
- NYSDEC Has Tracked 1,138 In 2019
- To Stop The Rampant Spread Of Dangerous Algae, Schumer Calls On U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Extend Successf . . .
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- Senator Urges Feds to Launch Statewide Effort to Combat the Blooms ASAP
- Recently, Upstate New York's Lakes--Including Drinking Water Sources--Have Been Infected By Toxic Algal Blooms
- NYSDEC Has Tracked 1,138 In 2019
- To Stop The Rampant Spread Of Dangerous Algae, Schumer Calls On U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Extend Successf . . .