Category: Environment
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Think Before You Swim: Study Finds Many Parts Of Tennessee River Too Polluted For Swimming | WTVC NewsChannel 9
With temperatures hovering in the 90s this summer, many people are looking to the water to cool off. But a new study found many parts of Tennessee’s rivers are too polluted to swim in. Using Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data, researchers looked at more than 16,000 miles of the state’s rivers creeks and streams. And…
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Paris Authorities ‘Confident’ The River Seine Is Ready For Olympic Swimmers | The World | ABC News (Australia)
City workers have been cleaning up the Seine, and testing the water quality daily. The city’s mayor says it is clean enough for swimming and hosting the triathlon and open water swimming Olympic events. To prove it, she and others will dive in on Wednesday. Libby Hogan reports.
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Paris Mayor And Olympics Chief Swim In River Seine Amid Water Quality Concerns | Associated Press
Watch as Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, and Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, swim in the Seine following concerns over the river’s water quality for athletes competing in the Summer Games this month
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Parisians Reluctant To Swim In The Seine Despite Minister Taking A Dip | ABS-CBN News
Some Parisians said that they wouldn’t take a dip in the River Seine even after seeing the French sports minister swimming in the capital’s famed river ahead of the summer Olympics.
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Is The River Seine Really Safe For Olympic Swimming? French Politicians Test The Waters | CNA
The Olympic Games in Paris set to kick off in a week. But questions are still swirling over pollution in the River Seine, the venue for swimming events. The French sports minister took a dip in the river on Saturday (Jul 13) in a publicity moment, hoping to quell fears over the water’s suitability for…
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Olympics: Sports Minister Dips Into Seine River In Attempt To Prove Water Safety | DW News
Preparations for the Paris Olympics are in their final stages and river Seine will play a starring role in the games. National teams will sail down the waterway during the opening ceremony on July 26. Swimming events are also scheduled to take place in the river. But it’s still not clear whether the water quality…
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Can Paris Fix Its Poop Problem Before The Olympics? | VOX
Paris’s bold Olympic promise to clean the River Seine.
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Swimmers Flout Bacteria Warnings At Beach In Los Angeles | The Star
Beach-goers in sunny Los Angeles ignored or didn’t notice “no swimming” warnings on Wednesday (July 10) and hit the waves, as local health authorities warned of high levels of bacteria at fourteen Los Angeles County beaches.
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Dog Dies After Swimming In Lake Tahoe | CBS News Sacramento
South Lake Tahoe officials are warning beachgoers about potentially toxic algae in the waters. The warning comes after a woman claims her dog died after swimming in El Dorado and Nevada beaches.