New requirements for ballast water dumped by ships

Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 23:30 in Earth & Climate

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued new requirements Thursday for cleansing ballast water dumped from ships, which scientists believe has provided a pathway to U.S. waters for invasive species that damage ecosystems and cost the economy billions of dollars....

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