Saturday, July 7, 2012
Demand Safer Beaches.Under the Environmental Protection Agency’s current water quality plan, a trip to the beach could leave swimmers with a 1-in-28 chance of getting sick from water tainted by human and animal waste. Unless the EPA strengthens its plan using the best available science, too many children and adults will needlessly become ill because beach posting and cleanup decisions will be based on weak standards. Help make sure our beaches are safer and that a trip to the beach doesn’t turn into a trip to the doctor’s office. Send a message to the EPA before October 15th, urging the agency to propose a water quality plan that will protect the health of Americans spending a day at the beach. Take Action: Ask the EPA to issue health-based water quality criteria. Photo: Hannah Arista/Docuvitae

Demand Safer Beaches.
Under the Environmental Protection Agency’s current water quality plan, a trip to the beach could leave swimmers with a 1-in-28 chance of getting sick from water tainted by human and animal waste. Unless the EPA strengthens its plan using the best available science, too many children and adults will needlessly become ill because beach posting and cleanup decisions will be based on weak standards.

Help make sure our beaches are safer and that a trip to the beach doesn’t turn into a trip to the doctor’s office. Send a message to the EPA before October 15th, urging the agency to propose a water quality plan that will protect the health of Americans spending a day at the beach.

Take Action: Ask the EPA to issue health-based water quality criteria.

Photo: Hannah Arista/Docuvitae

Posted at 2:33 PM 64 notes Tags: nrdc beach pollution epa water pollution environmental activism enviroment nature ocean oceans beach beaches water quality swim swimming health water

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    Add to the list of reasons why I hate the beach!
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    This brings back nice memories of my 13th birthday spent at the hospital
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