Ali Schmitz from Treasure Coast Newspapers reports on this Breaking News – President Trump has signed into law a bill that will allow the
Summer of 2018, Martin County
federal government to make federal funding available to state or local governments to assess and mitigate harmful algal blooms.
The bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to declare a “Harmful Algal Bloom of Significance” when a bloom will have a detrimental impact on a state’s environment, economy, subsistence use or public health.
The toxic algae crisis (beginning in 2012) each summer has made people and pets sick, closed businesses and affected tourism in our region.
Read the story here