Category: Environment
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Big Soda Lake Reopens to Swimmers and Paddleboarders After Algae Treatment | CBS Colorado
After a month-long closure due to dangerous blue-green algae, Big Soda Lake in Lakewood has reopened to swimmers and paddleboarders.
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Swimmers Avoid Beaches After Sewage Releases | Sky News
Warnings were issued to holidaymakers to avoid dozens of beaches across England and Wales this week after sewage was released.
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Ways to Preserve Water in Your Home Swimming Pool
When it comes to swimming pools, you can expect a strain on your water supplies, especially if you are living in a drought-prone area. Even if you don’t have this problem, it is always a good idea to save pool water. In this article, we will provide you with different ways to preserve water in…
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‘No Swim’ Advisory Remains for Some Sarasota County Beaches | 10 Tampa Bay
Earlier this month, beaches in Sarasota, Manatee, and Hillsborough counties fell under a “no swim advisory. The presence of enterococcus bacteria comes from a variety of factors, health officials say. This includes pet waste, livestock, birds, land-dwelling and marine wildlife, stormwater runoff, and human sewage. However, there haven’t been any sewage spills reported within one…
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Swimming resumes at Jacob Riis Park in Queens | FOX 5 New York
Swimming is once again being allowed at Jacob Riis National Park in the Rockaways, after being initially closed due to elevated bacteria levels in the water.
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Ducky Derby Sends 75,000 Rubber Ducks Swimming in Chicago River | CBS Chicago
Is there anything better than a duck dump? More than 75,000 rubber ducks went for a swim in the Chicago River for the annual Ducky Derby, benefiting Special Olympics Illinois.
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Jacob Riis Park Closed to Swimming Due to Bacteria | CBS New York
A Queen’s beach is temporarily closed to swimming due to high levels of bacteria in the water.
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Swimmer’s Itch Cases Connected to Long Lake Park in Lacey | FOX 13 Seattle
The city of Lacey, Washington is now warning anyone who goes to Long Lake Park about a parasite in the water called, “Swimmer’s itch”.
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Officials Warn People Not to Swim or Fish in Huron River Due to Dangerous Chemical Spill | Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV
The state sent an urgent warning on Tuesday, telling people to stay out of the Huron River in Oakland and Livingston counties. Read Click On Detroit