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Orlando fertilizer ordinance disappoints environmentalists
A proposed ordinance that would regulate fertilizer use within the city of Orlando offers only minimal protection from pollution for the dozens of lakes that serve as defining features of the city's neighborhoods. The pending rules, set for adoption...Tags: Melbourne, Brevard County, Weather Reports, Tampa, Orange County (Florida)
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READER SUBMITTED: New Canaan Installs Cutting Edge Swimmer Protection System At Town Pools
StatewideIn May of 2013 and in partnership with the New Canaan YMCA, the town council of New Canaan, made a historic decision to install a new, cutting edge swimmer protection system in the town's 40 year old municipal swimming pond called Kiwanis Pond. Shared...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, YMCA, Swimming, Sports
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Ethanol plants rebound after tough year
The ethanol industry, which was reeling from a drought-induced downturn last year, is making a comeback. "Last year was such a beatdown in the industry," said Thomas Hitchcock, Redfield Energy CEO. "This year is a much better picture." Hitchcock...Tags: Natural Disasters, Watertown, Droughts, Environmental Issues, Biofuels
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Echo Park Lake reopens after two-year makeover
What do you do when an old friend undergoes an expensive and major surgery, remains in seclusion for two years and now is stripping off most of the bandages? In the case of Echo Park Lake, hundreds of Angelenos turned out Saturday to celebrate and...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Renovation, Abusive Behavior
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Outdoors: Group seeks more protection for bucks
South Bend TribuneThe Michigan DNR has been conducting informational meetings this month regarding proposals to increase deer antler point restrictions (APR). A group known as the Lower Peninsula Deer Management Initiative (LPDMI) has submitted two different proposals to...Tags: Biology, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Travel
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Echo Park Lake scheduled to reopen today
After a two-year, $45-million makeover, Echo Park Lake will reopen to the public Saturday morning with a ceremony that will include Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti. The festivities are scheduled from 10 a.m. until noon. The park is located in the 1700 block...
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Crowds celebrate the reopening of Echo Park Lake
Hundreds of Angelenos turned out Saturday to celebrate and welcome back Echo Park Lake after a $45-million, two-year renovation. They photographed its new beds of lotus plants, climbed its playground equipment and marveled at the clarity of the lake...
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Body of missing kayaker found at Kanopolis Lake
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsUpdate: Crews have recovered the body of 18-year-old Derek Wheeler. Wheeler was reported missing after his kayak capsized earlier this week at Kanoplis Lake. We're told the teen's body washed ashore and was recovered Friday morning. ------...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports
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Storms cause uncertain fishing season in Illinois
To make some extra money, veteran fisherman Jerry Martoglio takes groups of people out on his boat for daylong fishing expeditions in central Illinois lakes, many of which are filled with freshwater favorites like the brassy olive walleye and largemouth...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Illinois High School Association, Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood and Fishing Industry, High School Sports
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Lake disappears, Kansas town tries to get it back
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA few fish struggle to survive in the puddle that used to be Anthony Lake. "It is very sad," camper Sherman Kelsey says. The lake was built back in 1934 with WPA funds. Through the decades it served as a major recreational hub for South Central...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry
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Smittys win first game at ND tourney
FARGO, N.D. — Strong pitching and plenty of offense were again key ingredients for Aberdeen as the Smittys opened the Joe Parmer Red River Diamond Classic with a 17-5 victory over Detroit Lakes, Minn. Jesse Babcock threw a complete game,... -
More aquatic plants seen as vital to helping Lake Apopka thrive again
Below the surface of the vast waters of Lake Apopka is a landscape akin to a desert. Only a hardy smattering of grasses, lily pads and other native plants cling to 1 percent of its lake bottom. As part of the vast, multimillion-dollar plan to restore...
Tags: Lake Apopka, Agriculture, Conservation, Apopka, Winter Garden
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