EPA Vessel Discharge Rule Once Again Fails to Protect the Great Lakes
September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 25 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule regulating ballast water was signed on September 20th. The EPA's final rule does not protect the Great Lakes from the threat of invasive species spreading.
The EPA's rule is problematic because it exempts existing "Lakers" (vessels that do not leave the Great Lakes) from regulation, and th . . .
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule regulating ballast water was signed on September 20th. The EPA's final rule does not protect the Great Lakes from the threat of invasive species spreading.
The EPA's rule is problematic because it exempts existing "Lakers" (vessels that do not leave the Great Lakes) from regulation, and th . . .