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Monday, November 26, 2012

Three Springs

Silver Springs backers fight proposed cattle ranch. when scuba diver Guy Marwick looks at Florida's most famous spring, he sees that the sparkling white sand on the bottom has been smothered by globs of toxic algae. studies have found that 90 percent fewer fish are swimming in the spring compared to the 1950s, and pollution is increasing More

Florida's vanishing springs. A century ago Florida's gin-clear springs drew presidents and millionaires and tourists galore who sought to cure their ailments by bathing in the healing cascades. Now the polluted springs tell the story of a hidden sickness, one that lies deep within the earth More

Ginnie Springs owner fights off threats. part of what attracts divers to Ginnie Springs is the crystal clear water, which Jacques Cousteau once proclaimed to be the clearest in the world with "visibility forever." keeping it that way hasn't been easy More



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