Michigan calls for voluntary action on farm runoff. Will it be enough?

State officials in Michigan drafted a plan that relies on voluntary action by farmers to reduce phosphorus runoff from fields that eventually flows into Lake Erie, where nutrient pollution feeds algal blooms in the western end of the lake, reports MLive Media Group. Critics, including the nonprofit Michigan Environmental Council, were concerned such programs will… » Read More

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