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Lawmakers aim to prevent high river dredging costs

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Oil isn’t the only problem in the Gulf.Farm run-off and erosion from the Upper Mississippi River is also damaging water quality there.Congressional lawmakers from Wisconsin and Minnesota spoke today in support of a bill to address the problem.Danielle Kaeding reports…

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