Scientists give (Sherrod) Brown a lesson in algae blooms

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21. I never used those kind of fertilizer, herbicides or pesticides and did fine.

But then, I wasn't farming for profit. Riparian zones with trees or water loving plants help water clean. It seems what was learned with the Dust Bowls have been forgotten. I suspect, too, that the biggest of the polluters are corporate owned farms, not family ones, but do. Some operations make short cuts because they want to reduce the cost of labor. The rural areas have much different concerns than urbanites, overall. Just holding onto a chunk of land is no easy feat.