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Watch Senator O'Mara's interview with Spectrum News on state and local efforts to combat Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
July 5, 2018
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ISSUE:
- Harmful Algal Bloom
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Watch Senator O'Mara's interview on the Spectrum News weekly public affairs segment In Focus, "O'Mara takes on toxic algal blooms in New York"
Read and find out more from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) HERE.
Find out more about state funding to help municipalities, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and not-for-profit groups HERE.
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