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Daily water quality monitoring to expand to all Chicago beaches
Wondering if it’s safe to dip your toes into the water along Chicago’s lakefront this summer? A pilot program started two years ago to predict water quality at select places in Lake Michigan will expand to all of the city’s 24...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Politics, Beaches
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A drought-proof water future includes purifying seawater
As chairman of the Florida House Subcommittee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations, I have traveled the state listening to concerns and bringing awareness to one of the most important elements of Florida's future — water supply. Our...Tags: Environmental Issues, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Water Supply, Conservation
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O.C. beaches rate pretty clean
Orange County beachgoers can rest easy knowing that the waters off the Southern California coast are — for the most part — pretty clean, and they seem to be getting cleaner, according to environmental group Heal the Bay's 23rd annual Beach...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Many Southern California beaches get top grades, report says
Southern California beaches had overall good water quality during the last year, and a vast majority of beaches received good to excellent ratings, according to an annual report released Thursday by Heal the Bay. The organization's beach report card was...
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Doland gets new water tower
Needed upgrades to the Doland drinking water system have led to the loss of the town's historic water tower. Doland's original water tower was built in 1917, but was badly rusted and needed to be replaced, said Kam DesLauriers, the town's finance...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Arts, Arts and Culture, Water Supply, Painting
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Nicholasville water plants receive state awards
aorwick@jessaminejournal.comThe Nicholasville Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant are once again being recognized for their work as some of the top treatment facilities in the state. Kentucky’s department for environmental protection division of water has...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Water Supply, Human Interest, Career and Workplace
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Water district head leaving to take environmental consulting job
Sun SentinelMelissa Meeker is stepping down as head of the South Florida Water Management District to take a private sector job with a Stuart-based environmental consulting firm. Meeker resigned Monday after two years leading the agency that is charged with...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Employment Opportunities, Politics, Charlie Crist
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Easy dinner recipes: Quinoa is a superfood! Here are 4 great quinoa salads
Quinoa. It's a South American grain-like crop that has come to be recognized as a nutrient-dense superfood, and it's all the rage right now. The seeds, or "grains" (quinoa is not a true cereal, though its seeds resemble and are similarly used like grains)...
Tags: Salt, Salads, Lemons, Vegetarian Diet, Kale
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Water district leader submits resignation letter
The head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....
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COLUMN-U.S. aquifers fall as farmers take too much: Kemp
Reuters(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are withdrawing unsustainable volumes of groundwater to irrigate their crops, resulting in an accelerating decline in...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Geological Survey, Richard Nixon, Water Supply, Conservation
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Middle schoolers explore non-traditional careers at Raven Hill expo
EAST JORDAN -- One hundred and fifty middle school girls and boys from Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District took part in all-day career expos recently at Raven Hill Discovery Center in East Jordan. The career sessions are designed to expose...
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Swimming sites in Cyprus ranked cleanest in Europe
Reuters* Cypriot beaches, lakes and rivers all rated excellent * Belgium, UK and Netherlands have most non-compliant sites BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - Struggling Cyprus should be able to lure tourist revenue with pristine bathing waters, ranked the European...Tags: Environmental Issues, Netherlands, International Organizations, European Union, Politics
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