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Potomac River Polluted

Potomac River Is So Polluted It's Not Safe To Swim, Boat Or Fish

The Frederick News-Post, Md. | Patti S. Borda | Posted 01.16.2013 | DC
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The Potomac River's health stands to suffer setbacks if the region does not change its development and building standards, according to the Potomac Co...

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The Nation's River

Ed Felker | Posted 11.14.2012 | Green
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Ed Felker

The Clean Water Act was critically important and made a real difference, but has it gone far enough? Perhaps a new documentary about the Potomac River will help shine a light on how the law has worked and, more importantly, how it hasn't.

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Should Women Be Taxed For Taking The Pill?

The Huffington Post | Emily Cohn | Posted 06.04.2012 | Home
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While President Obama wants to grant women access to free birth control, this guy thinks women ought to pay more for access to contraception -- $1,50...

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Potomac River Male Bass Fish Carry Eggs In Testes Due To 'Toxic Stew' Of Chemicals

The Guardian | Suzanne Goldenberg, US Environment Correspondent | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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More than 80% of the male bass fish in Washington's major river are now exhibiting female traits such as egg production because of a "toxic stew" of p...

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