Vermont Has Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars to Clean Up Lake Champlain. But the Green Slime Keeps Coming Back.
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The state kicked off an ambitious effort in 2015 to clean up waterways and meet tougher EPA restrictions. But after a decade and nearly a billion dollars spent, potentially toxic algae still lingers in Lake Champlain. What happened?
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If so, we’d like to hear from you. Your story could help guide our accountability reporting on state cleanup efforts.
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