Lake Mattamuskeet protected from planned toxic chemical experiment

July 25, 2025

We’ve just secured a major win for North Carolina’s largest natural lake — and for the more than 200,000 birds that depend on it.  A federal court sided with SELC and declared that the Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it approved testing a toxic algaecide on Lake Mattamuskeet. The ruling blocks the agency […] 

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