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EPA to allow states address rising ocean acidity

Posted by: Maven on March 12, 2010 at 5:13 am

Refugio State Beach #5 09-2008From the Associated Press:

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life.

The agency’s decision was announced in a legal settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity. The environmental group sued the EPA last year for not requiring Washington state to list its coastal waters as impaired by rising acidity under the Clean Water Act. “It’s one of the most important threats to water quality right now,” said Miyoko Sakashita, a senior attorney at the group’s San Francisco office. “It’s affecting waters around the world, and it’s particularly stark in the waters off the West Coast.”

Oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere — a problem Sakashita referred to as “global warming’s evil twin.” … “

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March 12, 2010 · Filed Under Oceans & Beaches

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