Newsclips - Clean Beach Reports
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2005
- 8/7/05 - Miami Herald:
News >> Our dirty little secret is no longer secret -- or little - 7/30/05 - News-Press:
Editorial >> Clean beaches are money in the bank - Southwest Florida shores remain relatively free of bacteria, but keeping it that way requires vigilance - 7/30/05 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
Editorial >> Issue: With spotty exceptions, Florida beaches appear cleaner - 7/29/05 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
News >> Survey identifies polluted shores - 7/29/05 - St. Petersburg Times:
News >> Beaches in state faring better and page 2 - 7/29/05 - Orlando Sentinel:
News >> Beaches are cleaner, tests show and page 2 - 7/29/05 - Tampa Tribune:
News >> Bacteria Levels at state beaches down, study says and page 2 - 7/29/05 - Tallahassee Democrat:
News >> Group: Franklin beaches are contaminated and page 2 - 7/29/05 - Naples Daily News:
News >> Collier and Lee avoided beach closures in 2004 - 7/29/05 - Palm Beach Post:
News >> Phil Foster tops list of contaminated beaches - 7/30/05 - Ft. Myers News-Press:
News >> Our beaches get clean bill, but with warning - 7/29/05 - Daytona Beach News-Journal:
News >> Bacteria-related beach closings down - 7/28/05 - Diario Las Americas:
News >> 3000 cierres de playas - 7/29/05 - Capitol News Service:
News >> Dirty Beaches - 7/29/05 - WPTV - Newschannel 5:
News >> Riviera Beach shore ranked as Florida's worst for bacteria and page 2 - 7/29/05 - Bradenton Herald:
News >> Report: Contamination a problem despite fewer beach closings
The Associated Press story, or an abbreviated version of it, appeared in: Gainesville Sun, Florida Times-Union, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Lakeland Ledger, Winter Haven News Chief, Northwest Florida Daily News, First Coast News (Jacksonville), Local10.com (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale), Dateline Alabama.
2004
- 8/10/04 - Sarasota Herald Tribune:
Editorials >> Deep trouble: Public should demand more protection against polluted runoff - 8/6/04 - Cybder Divers News Network:
News >> 2003 sets mark for polluted beachs: Florida Keys worst - 8/6/04 - Daytona Beach News-Journal:
News >> Beach pollution warnings up 128 percent - 8/6/04 - Naples Daily News:
News >> Florida beach closings for pollution up 128 percent last year - 8/6/04 - The Ledger:
AP >> Pollution forced nearly double the number of shutdowns from 2002 to 2003 - 8/6/04 - The Tampa Tribune:
Metro >> Bacteria Befouled Beaches in 2003 - 8/6/04 - The Florida Times-Union:
Nation Briefs >> Pollution beach closures rose sharply in 2003 - 8/6/04 - The Tallahassee Democrat:
Front Page >> Water warnings for coast in Taylor - 8/6/04 - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
Local >> '03 sets mark for polluted beaches - 8/6/04 - The Orlando Sentinel:
Front Page >> Florida beach closures hit record - 8/6/04 - The Miami Herald:
AP >> Beach alerts, closures rose sharply in 2003 - 8/6/04 - The Ocala Star Banner:
AP >> Pollution has worsened on state shores - 8/6/04 - ABC News.com:
AP >> Annual Study Finds Rise in Beach Closures - 8/6/04 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
News >> Nasty-water days double at beaches - 8/5/04 - NBC6.net:
News >> Florida Beach Closings For Pollution Up 128 Percent In 2003
2003
- 8/16/03 - keysnews.com:
Local News >> Water quality shows improvement at Keys beaches - 8/15/03 - WUWF News, Pensacola:
State and Local News >> Thursday: Mid-Day by Dave Dunwoody - 8/13/03 - Florida Today:
State >> Pollution-induced beach closings, warnings drop - 8/13/03 - The Orlando Sentinel:
AP >> Pollution closed beaches in Florida 1,745 times in 2002
This Associated Press article (or a version of it) also appeared on 8/13 in: The Miami Herald, local6.com, South Florida Sun Sentinel.
2002
- 11/22/02 - St. Petersburg Times:
State (AP) >> New tests showing increasing bacteria - 7/25/02 - St. Petersburg Times:
State (AP) >> Beach closings increased last year - 7/25/02 - Miami Herald:
Broward (AP) >> Florida closed more beaches due to pollution last year - 7/25/02 - The Palm Beach Post:
News >> Group lauds state's beach-monitoring plan - 7/25/02 - Orlando Sentinel:
State >> Brevard beaches given 'bum' rap, officials say - 7/25/02 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
News >> South Florida shines in report on beach closings - 7/25/02 - Gainesville Sun:
AP >> Beach closings rise in 2001 - 7/24/02 - Jacksonville Times Union:
AP >> Florida beach closings increased last year - 7/24/02 - Florida Today:
Local News >> Brevard gets 'bum' rating for water tests
2001
- 8/9/01 - Orlando Sentinel:
Local & State >> Dry spell let us get all wet at beaches - 8/9/01 - Palm Beach Post:
News >> Group: Beaches getting dirtier - 8/9/01 - Tampa Tribune:
Metro >> Pollution Shut Down Beaches More Often in 2000, Study Says - 8/9/01 - The Times Union:
News >> Beach closings nearly double due to bacteria, group says - 8/9/01 - The Times Union:
News >> Closing of beaches due to pollution on the rise - 8/9/01 - St. Petersberg Times:
News >> Pollution shuts more beaches, report says
