[PCA] NEWS: EPA tries to get Chesapeake Bay cleanup back on track
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Mon Nov 8 07:54:41 CST 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/07/AR2010110705206.html?hpid=moreheadlines
EPA tries to get Chesapeake Bay cleanup back on track
By David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 7, 2010; 10:29 PM
The Chesapeake Bay does not like your lawn.
That green grass is probably coated with pesticides and fertilizers and
studded with pet poop. All that washes off in the rain and causes
environmental problems downstream in the Chesapeake.
See the link above for the full article text. This includes the phrase
"shaggy fields of native plants."
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