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<title>New York&apos;s tough ballast water rules attacked in Congress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 27, 2011) New York state is facing new pressure to scrap tough ballast water regulations that are set to go into effect next year.  The rules are designed to stop invasive species from reaching the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes.  But as Brian Mann reports, Republicans in Congress say New York should be stripped of hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal EPA funding if the regulations aren’t scrapped. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18090/20110727/new-york-apos-s-tough-ballast-water-rules-attacked-in-congress">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York state is facing new pressure to scrap tough ballast water regulations that are set to go into effect next year.  The rules are designed to stop invasive species from reaching the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes.  But as Brian Mann reports, Republicans in Congress say New York should be stripped of hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal EPA funding if the regulations aren’t scrapped. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18090/20110727/new-york-apos-s-tough-ballast-water-rules-attacked-in-congress">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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