For decades, beaches across the country have seen days, weeks and months of closures because of elevated levels of fecal bacteria, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
The greater Charleston area is far from lacking in beaches.
Wake up with the distinct call of the Asian koel and walk the silica shores as hermit crabs scuttle by and baby blacktip reef sharks play in the lapping waves.
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Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Now that his $12 million estate in the suburban city of Carmel, Indiana, has snagged a buyer after only a few short days on the market, the family of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has also decided to put their late patriarch’s vacation retreat on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee up for sale.
India has some pretty successful efforts to protect the olive ridley sea turtle, a vulnerable species which nests on the country's long coastlines.
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Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
Enjoyment at the waterfront America’s coastlines, shorelines, lakes and rivers are often prime destinations for vacationers, but access to them can be limited by private development, and parking and admission fees can be costly.
The legal sands shifted in the weeks and months after they were formally charged and days of demonstrations protesting his death faded out.
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Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Its overwater villas, cerulean lagoons, and barefoot butlers have become synonymous with the tropical island fantasy, and last year, an all-time high of 2 million visitors touched down on its sugar-white sands.
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