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Kaw River cleanup drive faces strong opposition
The Friends of the Kaw seek to form the 48th keeper program in the United States while 47 existing programs operate across the nation. Pollution from agriculture and industry, led by Atrazine use and runoff, is blamed for Kansas River contamination. Local groups push for Clean Water Act enforcement amid industry resistance and political pressure.
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Kennedy
Alliance
Murray Fisher
United States
Canada
Costa Rica
Friends of the Kaw
Friends of the Raw
Friends
Fisher
Midwest
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas River
Lawrence
America
Leonard Ferrington
Kansas Biological Survey
Ferrington
Charles Benjamin
Kansas Sierra Club
Kansas Natural Resources Council
Benjamin
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
State
EPA
Sierra Club
The
Natural Resources Council
Kansas-Lower
Republican River
State of
Kansas Agriculture Lobby
Calwell
KDHE
Sharon Watson
Watson
Water Keepers
Mike Beam
Kansas Livestock Assa
Beam
Patty Clark
Kansas Farm Bureau
Mike Matson
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Kansas University
University of Minnesota