Jul 5, 2012
Our beaches are plagued by a sobering legacy of water pollution. Luckily, today more than ever, we know that much of this filth is preventable and we can turn the tide against water pollution. By establishing better beach water quality standards and putting untapped 21st century solutions in place – we can make a day at the beach as carefree as it should be, and safeguard America’s vital tourism economies.
- NRDC senior attorney Jon Devine, quoted in this CNN article about NRDC's new Testing the Waters. Testing the Waters is NRDC's annual guide to water quality at vacation beaches.
