Judge: EPA must regulate ship water discharge

July 24, 2008 By MALIA WOLLAN , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- An appeals court Wednesday upheld a ruling ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the water discharged from ships as a way to protect local ecosystems from invasive species.

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