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Farm Runoff May Be Tied to Respiratory Illness Near the Salton Sea

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And, as the increasingly salty sea recedes, tens of thousands more acres of playa will be exposedas will decades of pesticides already trapped in the sediments from past farm runoff. At the root of a lot of the [Salton Sea] difficulties are nutrient inputs that are coming in from agriculture.”

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The Mashpee Wampanoag Work With a Cape Cod Town to Restore Their Fishing Grounds

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(Photo credit: Emma Glassman-Hughes) With help from the tribes Natural Resources Department , the town of Mashpee is compiling a harbor management plan, an extensive document that will set guidelines for the construction of marinas and docks. Fish and Wildlife Service.