Doyle Signs Phosphorus Ban
Measure Takes Effect In A Year
Updated: 1:41 pm CDT April 14, 2009
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READ: Visit Channel 3000's Politics SectionREAD: Channel 3000's "Reality Check" SeriesINTERACTIVE: Write Your Rep.VISIT: Follow Money In PoliticsMADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill that all but bans the sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus.The measure would prohibit people from applying fertilizer with phosphorus to turf. It could be used on first-year lawns and phosphorus-poor soils.Retailers would be barred from displaying fertilizer with phosphorus. They could post a sign saying it was available off the sales floor.The bill's supporters say phosphorus run-off contributes to algae growth in state waters.The measure takes effect in a year.
Previous Stories:
- February 24, 2009: State Assembly Bans Fertilizer Phosphorus
- February 11, 2009: Assembly Committee Approves Phosphorus Ban In Fertilizers
- January 28, 2009: Phosphorus Ban Supporters Urge Legislative Approval
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