CLEAN TEAM: 3,000 Sweep Beach, Fill 4,000 Trash Bags
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 17--More than 3,000 volunteers crawled over the beach like ants, making South Mississippi a little more tidy as 2006 Mississippi Coastal Cleanup rolled along Saturday morning.
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By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 27--Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies picked up 25 deadbeat dads in a sweep over the weekend, Sgt. Ed Wise said.
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By Adam Ashton, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Dec. 16--The two Modesto garbage haulers that last month struck a deal to take over a third company's territory are adjusting their routes, which could lead to new trash pickup days for some residents.
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By KAREN GOULART  A Kingston resident whose property was declared a hazardous waste site by the state Department of Environmental Protection this week wants neighbors to know he is doing all he can to quickly correct the problems.
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FLORIDIANS today began to clean up after their third hurricane in five weeks, while Alabamans looked to rebuild their condos and beach homes along the coast.
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New use for old silicon: Broward County officials are using recycled glass to make sparkling new beach sand. No need to dredge sensitive reefs, either.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 9--Beach restoration in east Destin is halfway done.
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By Dan Hartzell, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 8--Time may be running out for the relatively low trash-collection bills enjoyed by Upper Macungie Township residents.   At the supervisors meeting Thursday night, Supervisor Chairman Porter E.
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We should all be thankful for the army of volunteers who turned out to clean up Saltburn beach.   This is exactly the sort of public-spirited action we need if we are to make the most of our area.
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By Nancy Gaarder, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 22--The boats are ready. So are the life jackets, trash bags, snacks -- even the T-shirts and banner.   The only thing missing for Saturday's cleanup of the Missouri River at Omaha and Council Bluffs is you -- the volunteer.
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By Rich Haag, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 3--Residents of Milhaven Lane say they're relieved that a 100-foot-long mound of trash has finally been hauled away.   A work crew contracted by the city's Code Enforcement Department removed the garbage on Thursday.
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MIDLAND, Mich., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Chemical Company and The Glad Products Company today announced the donation of 380,000 trash bags to The Ocean Conservancy for use in the Conservancy's 21st annual International Coastal Cleanup day this coming Saturday, September 16th.
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By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  Los Angeles County and its cities braced Friday for the possibility of $10,000-a-day fines and citizen lawsuits if their beaches have bacteria levels that can sicken swimmers.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As the remnants of Hurricane Charley disintegrated off the New England coast on Sunday, Florida residents began the massive task of cleaning up from a storm that state officials estimated caused damages as high as $11 billion for insured homes alone...
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BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - When residents smelled a foul odor coming from a nearby home, they thought it was a meth lab and called firefighters. But firefighters entered the house only to find it full of garbage, authorities said.
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A visitor to Patong in Thailand describes the clean-up operation following the devastation left by the tsunami waves.
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By JULIE KAY  Shannon Ruiz is proud to be a MOPS.  So are Becky Soileau, Mary Ann White and Alissa Viscardis.