Will this year be any different from the preceding 20 in Congressional action to curb invasive species in ballast water? One hopes so. But the shipping industry, ports community and Coast Guard still overpower a massive but diluted coalition of anglers and enviros.
Zebra mussels fouling the Great Lakes and 18-foot-long Burmese pythons
stalking the Florida Everglades dominated a Senate hearing room today
as officials from Michigan and other states sought tougher federal
rules on invasive species.
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