Study: Underwater Grasses Rebound as Potomac River Pollution Is Cut
A new study finds underwater grasses in the Potomac River are rebounding as restoration efforts are cutting pollution in the waterway.
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Polluted Potomac cleans up its act
The Potomac River, once so polluted it was labeled a “national disgrace,’’ is now the cleanest it has been in decades — its comeback signaled by the re-growth of large areas of underwater grasses, according to a new scientific study. United States - Potomac River - Science and Environment - Water Resources - river
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Saving the healing herbs of the bayou
Much of the land of the native Houma people is now underwater, and after the oil spill, one healer's great-grandson fears that the traditional plants once used to save the ill will soon be lost too.
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Mystery blooms on Walden Pond
Gwen Acton thought the dime-sized translucent pods she saw on her Sunday swim in Walden Pond were strange, beautiful seeds that had drifted down to the water surface from some flowering plant. Seed - Water - Gardens - Shopping - Home and Garden
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New Orleans Seafood Festival and more in New Orleans this weekend
What's happening in and around New Orleans.
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Grasses in river getting better
Underwater grasses, which improve water quality and serve as a nursery for crabs and fish and food for waterfowl, are rebounding in the Potomac River. That's according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released yesterday suggesting that cleanup efforts of the once notoriously dirty Potomac are paying off....
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Potomac River now healthier than in '50s, study shows
The Potomac River is cleaner now than it has been in decades, thanks largely to upgrades at Washington's sewage plant - and the proof is on the river bottom, where thickets of underwater grass are replacing mud and murk, according to a new scientific study. United States - Science and Environment - Water Resources - River - Potomac
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USF's R/V Bellows Departs Friday for Gulf Research
Nine scientists will collect data on marine life, water quality and sediment along Florida's west coast.
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CALENDAR: Arts and entertainment events
'Pinkalicious' The Off-Broadway hit has its West Coast premiere with San Diego Junior Theatre. 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 10-26, La Jolla YMCA Firehouse Theater, 7877 Herschel Ave. $11-$14. (619) 239-8355, juniortheatre.com . CONCERTS Jenn Grinels in concert. With special guest Meghan Andrews. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20, North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe ...
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CALENDAR: Arts and entertainment events
'Pinkalicious' The Off-Broadway hit has its West Coast premiere with San Diego Junior Theatre. 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 10-26, La Jolla YMCA Firehouse Theater, 7877 Herschel Ave. $11-$14. (619) 239-8355, juniortheatre.com . Photo by: Courtesy CONCERTS Jenn Grinels in concert. With special guest Meghan Andrews. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20, North Coast Repertory Theatre ...
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