Aug 4 Environment EPA Denies Water Pollution Petition The federal government has denied a petition that would set pollution limits for states in the Mississippi River Basin. The decision was criticized by environmental groups today. Pollution released from wastewater treatment plants and farm runoff eventually travel from Kentucky to the Mississippi River and are contributing to a growing ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf […] By Erica Peterson Aug 4 Environment EPA Denies Water Pollution Petition Erica Peterson