Alleging that the EPA’s new drinking water rules undermine protection of Missouri lakes, the Missouri Coalition for the Environment sued the agency Monday in federal court.
In a news release about the suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the coalition said measures need to be taken to prevent excessive algae blooms and die-offs because of nitrogen and phosphorus runoff into the state’s lakes. Algae blooms are more common at higher temperatures after precipitation, which has been on the rise in recent years. This year, Missouri experienced the hottest September in 122 years, with lows more than 20 degrees warmer than the previous record-breaking September of 1897. Also this year, Columbia had the fifth-snowiest January on record, according to previous Missourian reporting.
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