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Spring Floods Contribute To Lake Champlain Pollution
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The spring floods that have torn up roadways and damaged lakefront property are having an environmental impact as well. The high water has washed phosphorus and other pollutants downstream into Lake Champlain, and climate change could make the problem worse.VPR News
Many Roads Closed By Spring Flooding
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Many roads in northern Vermont are closed today because they’re underwater or washed out from spring snowmelt and rainfall. State police and Vermont Emergency Management say a number of roads along the western slopes of the Green Mountains and in the Northeast Kingdom are affected.VPR News
Scientists Launch Assault On Invasive Clams
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Scientists and a corps of volunteers are launching an all-out assault on a tiny invasive clam in hopes of preventing it from befouling the crystal-clear waters Lake George.VPR News
Sewage Spills Common In Lake Champlain Basin
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When a Burlington wastewater plant released 2.5 million gallons of stormwater and untreated sewage into Lake Champlain this week, it was not an isolated incident. A state database shows that sewage spills are relatively common throughout the Lake Champlain basin.VPR News
Burlington Treatment Plant Returns To Normal Operations
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The Burlington Public Works department says the Vermont city’s sewage treatment plant is operating normally again after about 250,000 gallons of raw sewage was inadvertently released into Lake Champlain.VPR News
Pipe Failure Sends Sewage Into Lake Champlain
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The Burlington Department of Public Works says operator error caused about 2.5 million gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater to flow into Lake Champlain.VPR News
House Passes Bill Restricting Lawn Fertilizer
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The Vermont House has swept aside concerns about ‘government over-reaching’ to advance a bill that would restrict fertilizer use on lawns.VPR News
Lawmakers Want To Limit Fertilizer On Home Lawns
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Lawmakers want to help Lake Champlain by limiting the use of fertilizer spread on home lawns, because the phosphorus used to grow green grass can also feed the toxic algae in the big lake.VPR News