Environmentalists: Proposal Could Add Invasive Species to Great Lakes
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July 6, 2016, Chicago Tonight
Elizabeth Brackett
The Great Lakes have been fighting against invasive species since the early 1800s. Great progress has been made, but environmentalists fear proposed legislation could derail those hard-won gains. It has to do with ballast water. That's the water carried in a tank on a ship to improve stability and balance.
Includes mention of Fednav's Federal Biscay.