With strong bipartisan support, the House has passed legislation that would give the EPA 90 days to prepare an assessment and purpose a managment plan for cyanotoxins - the toxic byproducts of algae blooms - found in drinking water.  

 

The Drinking Water Protection Act will be the first step in preventing another Lake Erie water emergency, like the one that left 400,000 residents in and around Toledo, Ohio, without clean drinking water for days last summer, said Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, who sponsored the legislation.  The bill is a revised version of legislation originally offered by Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur.

 

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