John Myers of the Duluth News Tribune is to be commended for an article this week on a scientific study finding fault with U.S. EPA’s stormwater pollution control program. Why? Because this kind of pollution dramatically influences the quality of our waters, including the Great Lakes.

As the article notes, “In the Twin Ports, that polluted runoff flows through ditches, culverts, creeks, storm sewers and streams eventually into Lake Superior. On the way they help damage streams like Miller Creek and the St. Louis River.”

Now, no elected official or candidate will sway many votes by calling for ‘reform of the EPA stormwater pollution program.’ But it’s this kind of unglamorous work that will move us toward meeting the goals of the Clean Water Act. Let’s hope the report provides an impetus for that work.

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