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Fertilizer ban up for debate at Annual Town Meeting
April 15, 2022
By Dean Geddes Email: [email protected]: @DGeddesIM (April 7, 2022) Joe Minella has proposed that Town Meeting back a home-rule petition establishing legislation that would ban the use of fertilizer island-wide except for farming purposes. The excessive pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizers causes large algae blooms and explosive growth of lyngbya bacteria that is killing the eelgrass in the harbor, he said.
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Read MoreState readies for algae blooms
April 7, 2022
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Read MoreFertilizer ban up for debate at Annual Town Meeting
April 7, 2022
By Dean Geddes Email: [email protected]: @DGeddesIM (April 7, 2022) Joe Minella has proposed that Town Meeting back a home-rule petition establishing legislation that would ban the use of fertilizer island-wide except for farming purposes. The excessive pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizers causes large algae blooms and explosive growth of lyngbya bacteria that is killing the eelgrass in the harbor, he said.
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January 28, 2022
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Read MoreRising fertilizer prices and turfgrass
January 28, 2022
With contracts being signed for lawn care services this summer, homeowners might be surprised at the price. This is due to a number of factors, but the rising cost of fertilizer is key. According to a December 9 Reuters article, “Global fertilizer prices have reached record highs this year, in part due to soaring prices for natural gas used to produce them, and severe storms in the United States that disrupted production”.
Read MoreOpinion: Florida’s waters choke on fertilizer, dead fish and red tides — while Big Ag floats above it all
January 28, 2022
By Lizette Alvarez, Contributing columnist January 25, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EST When I was a Miami teenager, spending weekends on the beach was a welcome ritual. The waters off Key Biscayne felt like paradise, so translucent we could see stingrays scurry and fish zigzag as we walked in the shallows.
Read More'Horror stories': Groups urge EPA to revamp pesticides work
October 26, 2021
BY: E.A. CRUNDEN | 10/26/2021 01:36 PM EDT GREENWIRE | A coalition of advocacy groups are panning EPA's pesticides work and calling on the agency to adopt a number of reforms geared toward bolstering science and minimizing industry input.
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