Surfâs Up, but the Water Is Brown
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If Los Angeles County conjures images of a warm paradise of curled waves and palm trees, the locals know better.
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By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 3--Eroding beaches and widening estuaries aren't the only water-related trouble expected from climate change in North Carolina.
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By Susan E. White, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 8--VIRGINIA BEACH -   They're gaining weight, preening and getting feisty -- at least three healthy signs for the brown pelicans that were rescued last week near Lake Rudee.
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Â· Bereaved husband looking after orphans Â· Algarve beach is favoured by surfers for strong waves
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By Scott Hiaasen, The Miami Herald  Mar. 13--Another patch of Biscayne Bay real estate. Another plan to build homes in the water.   Months after the state paid $7.2 million for six acres of bay muck, a Miami real-estate broker bought the muck next door.
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Volunteers in the Philippines are getting shorn to save the shore. The cast-off clippings of human hair are going to be used to help mop up oil from a disastrous spill that has fouled beaches, coral reefs and mangrove swamps.
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A day out at the beach for the shaggy scribes this week... swiftly followed by a visit to the emergency vet! Fawks' blog  We went to the beach on Sunday and had great fun - there is so much water, it's much better than the river.
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By Art Campos, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--The warm weather has arrived, and so has the potential for accidents in lakes, rivers and swimming pools.
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Floridaâs season of âsturgeon strikesâ â collisions between the leaping fish and hapless boaters â is under way.
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The Brazilian winter was almost over, and while the mild winters in Florianopolis allowed me to work on the Agape, the coming of spring meant that it was time to set sail for new adventures. Grayson, the youngest of the Pollywogs, showed up early in the morning at the dock, as I got ready to sail. "What are you doing?", he asked.  "I am getting ready to study algae", I answered. "Algae!", he exclaimed, "why are you looking for that?"
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 8--PITTSFIELD -- Pittsfield has been invited to the second round of environmental assessment in its attempt to secure a brownfields grant to clean up an Eelwier Road warehouse.
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By Anna Jeys  IT wasn't exactly the right weather as rain threatened to put a damp-ener on the launch of Birmingham's latest beach.
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of an unprecedented drought by removing life- choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline.
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By Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.  Sep. 7--City officials said Wednesday that residents might notice their  water has taken on a yellow or brown hue.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 17--A long environmental battle over storm runoff into ocean waters off the Monterey Peninsula is close to over, though several local jurisdictions could still challenge details of the antipollution program.
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The question of how to treat wastewater in an exclusive California beachfront community is pitting neighbors, surfers and environmentalists against one another.
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Fishing is steady although the number of anglers going out has been down somewhat. Walleye can still be taken most anywhere, but you have to work for it.  Dropping water levels have led to unusable ramps.