Farmers, environmentalists sound off on Missisquoi Bay settlement

Dozens of farmers, environmentalists and Lake Champlain advocates spoke out Thursday at a hearing called by state Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross over tightening rules governing Vermont’s northern farms.

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The basin encompasses a wide area along Vermont’s northern border whose rivers and streams flow into Missisquoi Bay. The bay is most polluted segment of Lake Champlain thanks to high levels of phosphorus that produced frequent algae blooms.

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