This "virtual newspaper for an aquatic world" contains musings, science, facts and opinions-both profound and mundane-about the River region, its people and natural resources, and their nexus to the Washington, DC scene. Comments and other written contributions are always appreciated.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Environmental Organizations File Notice of Intent to Sue over Mississippi River Basin Pollution
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and Prairie Rivers Network today (March 1) filed a 60-day "notice of intent to sue" with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, notifying the District of their intent to sue it over water pollution impacts resulting from wastewater discharges that reach from Chicago, Illinois, down the Chicago, Des Plaines, Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and into the Gulf of Mexico. The Notice and its attachments (which include correspondences related to the issue and a photo of algae mats on Chicago waterways) are available here.
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