Groups sue EPA, want tougher ship discharge rules

January 13th, 2009 By JOHN FLESHER , AP Environmental Writer

(AP) -- Environmentalists sued the federal government Monday over new rules that critics say do too little to prevent cargo ships from dumping invasive species into the nation's waterways.

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