House measure supports shippers on ballast water dumping
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 11:20
in Earth & Climate
A plan gaining support in Congress and backed by the cargo shipping industry would establish a nationwide policy for dumping ballast water into U.S. waterways that environmental groups say would open the door to more invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels, which have wreaked economic havoc from the Great Lakes to the West Coast.