[Coral-List] Maui island, Hawaii fights to continue releasing nutrients on reefs

[Steve Mussman]

Dear Phil & Doug,

 Wouldn’t it be a giant step in the right direction if coral reef scientists in the USA would get together (like their counterparts in the Australian Coral Reef Society) and issue a clear and unambiguous consensus statement describing ways in which that $160 million allotted for the proposed “Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019” could be put to better use?  

Regards,
Steve
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> On Aug 15, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Phillip Dustan via Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
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> Gee, Maybe some of that 160+ million could be spent on something useful?
> 
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 4:57 PM Douglas Fenner via Coral-List <
> coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
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>> Speaking of nutrients on reefs,
>> 
>> Maui is taking this clean water fight all the way- some say too far
>> 
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>> https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/08/maui-is-taking-this-clean-water-legal-fight-all-the-way-some-say-too-far/
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>> Surely it is because they don't want to spend the money to clean it up.
>> Hawaii has no excuse in my opinion, it is a rich part of a rich country.
>> 
>> Cheers,  Doug
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