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Nation’s lakes are under growing stress
More than one-fifth of the nation's lakes, ponds and reservoirs are in poor condition, according to a first-ever draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report. Stormwater flows into polluted...
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Decline of Barnegat Bay seagrass beds appears to worsen
Most of New Jersey's life-sustaining seagrass beds are in the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary, and their long-standing decline appears to be worsening, according to a study summary. Chris...
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Nutrient pollution entering Barnegat Bay should be curbed, study says
All sources of nutrients that contribute to the deterioration of Barnegat Bay and its watershed should be identified and limited, according to a state-sponsored study. Despite federal and state laws...
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Great Lakes from space; big bloom of toxic algae in Lake Erie
I grew up in Brighton, N.Y., several hundred yards south of my birthplace city, Rochester, which sits along Lake Ontario. I'm very fond of lakes, so here are three interesting images of the Great...
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Nutrient pollution information and maps from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a new website on nutrient pollution, which is a major issue in Barnegat Bay and many other waterways in New Jersey. "One of America's most...
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Fertilizer law spurred by Barnegat Bay pollution implemented
To help prevent greater pollution of New Jersey's bays and waterways, use lawn fertilizers wisely this spring. The final phase of New Jersey's new fertilizer law has kicked in, according to the state....
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Nitrate pollution in streams may last for decades
Nitrate pollution in a Wisconsin stream may linger for decades, according to a new study. Decades-old nitrate-laden groundwater is entering the stream and high nitrate levels "may be sustained for...
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Nutrient pollution in Barnegat Bay, elsewhere
Island Beach State Park naturalists and visitors get ready to go clamming in Barnegat Bay during the inaugural "Harvest the Bay" festival on July 23, 2013 (File photo byDoug Hood/Staff Photographer)...
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