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Fertilizer ban up for debate at Annual Town Meeting

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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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EPA Sued on Fertilizer Ingredient

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Key Ingredient in Phosphate Fertilizer Subject of Environmental Group's Lawsuit Against EPA

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EPA Memo Points to Need for More TMDLs

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EPA Calls for Reducing Ag Nutrient Pollution Through Regulation

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State readies for algae blooms

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By Nicole Pollack | Casper Star-Tribune via Wyoming News Exchange ​Apr 6, 2022 Updated Apr 6, 2022 CASPER — Harmful algae season is months away, but Wyoming regulators are already gearing up to test for toxins at some of the state’s most vulnerable waters. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality began tracking harmful algal blooms statewide in 2017. Every spring, the agency revisits the past year’s findings to refine its strategy for the next.

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Fertilizer ban up for debate at Annual Town Meeting

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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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Tall fescue in Kentucky

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By Daniel Carpenter Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 6:00 am (Updated: January 26, 6:01 am)

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Rising fertilizer prices and turfgrass

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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”.

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Opinion: Florida’s waters choke on fertilizer, dead fish and red tides — while Big Ag floats above it all

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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.

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'Horror stories': Groups urge EPA to revamp pesticides work

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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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