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Lake Apopka
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1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010 Lake Apopka one of the most popular fishing locations in the U.S.
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Levees drain water, create 20,000 acres for farming; pollute lake 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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EPA Investigates: Lake Apopka polluted with pesticide DDT 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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EPA designates Superfund Cleanup Site near Lake Apopka 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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Study links pesticides to Lake Apopka alligator mutations 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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Friends of Lake Apopka created; lobby against polluted runoff 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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Lake Apopka Restoration Act signed; farmland purchased 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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Farmworker Association addresses farmworker needs 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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Lake Apopka farms officially close; farmworkers out of work 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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Pesticides cause Apopka mass bird death, report says 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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Lake Apopka Farmworker Memorial Quilts completed 1950s 1940s 1979 19811991 May 1998 1996 1998-99 1980s Summer 2010
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And soon… the quilts had a life of their own
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Quilt MakingQuilt Publicity
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Quilt Events
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Lake Apopka Quilt Project
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