Category: Environment
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Man to swim entire length of Boise River in water quality expedition
Boise’s newly proclaimed “River Action Month” (the month of August) will play host to a major milestone: the first person to ever swim the entire 102-mile length of the Boise River.
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People in Japan donated their old phones to make 5,000 Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is only one year away and the organizing committee has unveiled the design of the medals. To produce these, a campaign was launched to get citizens in Japan to donate 78,985 tons of old electronic devices from which 66.8 pounds of gold, 9,039 pounds of silver, and 5,952 pounds of bronze were extracted.…
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Watch: Swimming from Hawaii to San Francisco to clean up the ocean
Ben Lecomte is swimming from Hawaii to San Francisco to better understand how plastic is affecting our oceans.…
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Swimmer tackles ‘plastic vortex’ to highlight ocean pollution
Long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte has undertaken the challenge of swimming 300 nautical miles through the so-called ‘plastic vortex, also known as ‘The Great Pacific Garbage Patch’.
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Another NJ Lake Bans Swimming Due To Algae Bloom
Swimming is banned at another New Jersey lake because a harmful algae, and state officials are warning to no even touch the water. CBS2’s Vanessa Murdock reports.
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Swimmers warned to avoid Moses Lake due to toxic algae
Health experts say everyone should avoid going into the lake for now because of higher than normal toxic blue-green algae levels.
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Swiss swimmer starts 800-kilometer swim on Baikal
51-year-old Swiss extreme swimmer Ernst Bromeis set off on his epic 60-day swim along the length of Lake Baikal in Russia. https://youtu.be/n2e0A7X8sJA
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New Jersey Warns: Don’t Swim in Lake Hopatcong — Don’t Even Touch the Water
New Jersey environmental officials say people shouldn’t swim in Lake Hopatcong or even touch the water because aerial surveillance confirms the presence of an extensive harmful algal bloom. The warning issued Thursday also urged people to not eat fish caught in the lake or windsurf, kayak, paddleboard or ride Jet Skis there. Pet owners should…