Wednesday, February 22, 2012

State considers controversial cure for polluted Lake Apopka: Let hydrilla spread


The sickly Lake Apopka has been healing at a snail's pace despite undergoing some of the more costly environmental rehabilitations in Florida history.

So a state agency is thinking about speeding up the process by encouraging an aggressive, aquatic weed — hydrilla — to take root in the lake.


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