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Hot weather brings harmless but ugly 'scum' to Lake Michigan shoreline
The Muskegon Chronicle (6/26)
Researchers found that a thick, greenish substance floating on portions of Lake Michigan between Muskegon and Grand Haven consists only of "natural, organic material."
Proposed federal legislation would mean real-time data about beach bacteria
The News-Herald (6/22)
Sponsored by Ohio Senator Voinovich, the "Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act" will help local and state entities to better provide bacterial count information on a near real-time basis and to ensure adequate warning for unsafe beach conditions.
The last four miles: Friends of the Parks unveils a plan for an entirely-open Chicago lakefront
Chicago Tribune (6/9)
Chicagoans love to brag about their open, people-friendly lakefront. In reality, 4 of the city’s 30 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline are unavailable to the public—cordoned off by an intimidating combination of high-rises, “Private Property” signs and fences topped by razor wire.
Bacteria lurk as swimmers hit Lake Erie
The Toledo Blade (6/8)
With schools on summer vacation, families soon will flock to Lake Erie beaches to swim while trying to avoid gut-wrenching encounters with bacteria.
Beaches meet water quality standards
The Northwest Indiana Times (6/4)
All Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore beaches are open and safe for swimming according to the National Park Service's weekly beach monitoring report released Thursday morning. Results from samples collected Wednesday indicate that bacteria levels were within water quality standards.
Wisconsin Beach Health
(6/19)
Wisconsin Beach Health allows access to information on Great Lakes and inland beaches in Wisconsin, including daily beach advisories.
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