US ballast water bill may be voted on next week

Legislation requiring treatment of ballast water on ships in the Great Lakes may reach a vote in Congress next week, but some of the bill's details remain a mystery. Rep. James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., plans to bring an annual Coast Guard funding bill, which contains the ballast provisions, next week ...

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