Category: Environment
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Bacteria pollution threatens swimming holes, beaches statewide
Environment Texas, a local environmental advocacy group, released a report showing that more than 60 percent of the state’s beaches and watering holes in Austin tested high for bacterial contamination on at least one day during 2017.
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Epic Channel swim ends with plastics warning
Record-breaking endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has revealed he only saw “a few fish†during his 49-day swim of the English Channel, with plastic plaguing every beach he saw from Land’s End to Dover
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Your sunscreen pollutes beaches, harms aquatic life
Applying sunscreen on your body may be good for your skin, but not so much for the fish, a new study has revealed. Scientists have found that sunscreen from the body of bathers releases significant quantities of polluting titanium dioxide (TiO2) into the sea, which has the potential to harm marine life. TiO2 is one…
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Rusty nails found in Lake Lowell at popular swimming area
Rusty nails found in Lake Lowell at popular swimming area
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Miami Faces an Underwater Future
In Miami, the rising sea is already an ineluctable part of daily life. Everyone is affected—whether storm flooding forces a small-business owner to shut down for a few days (at tremendous cost), or daily tides hinder students commuting to school, or the retreating coastline forces people to abandon their homes. There are other, less obvious,…
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There might be poop in the water you’re swimming in so please don’t swallow it, CDC says
Every summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention turns its attention to the disgusting state of American swimming holes — and their latest investigation traced thousands of infections back to lakes, rivers, and the ocean. A team of researchers analyzed 140 outbreaks that made nearly 5,000 people sick, and even killed two swimmers between…
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Lewis Pugh announces record-breaking swim for ocean protection
London, 26 June 2018– Endurance swimmer and UN Environment Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh today announced his plans to swim the entire length of the English Channel – his longest distance ever – to draw attention to the urgent need for ocean protection. He will be the first person to ever attempt to swim…
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Novo Amor shares stunning video for ‘Birthplace’ that sends a powerful message about our effect on the natural world
Welsh multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Novo Amor has shared an absolutely stunning video for “Birthplace”, which is the title track from his debut album. The video was written and directed by Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy, produced by Sean Lin and New Fronteir Pictures, with cinematography by Nihal Friedel. See The Independent