Study: LA Has State's Worst Beach Water

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Emily Saxton 12 left and Rachel Crino 12 of Denver run on the beach in Santa Monica Calif. Tuesday Oct. 24 2006. Heal the Bay held a news conference Tuesday to announce their findings from 2006 End of Summer Beach Report Card an annual evaluation of  ...
Emily Saxton, 12, left, and Rachel Crino, 12, of Denver, run on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. Heal the Bay held a news conference Tuesday to announce their findings from 2006 "End of Summer Beach Report Card," an annual evaluation of California's water quality and bacteria levels from Humbolt County to the Mexican border. The study released Tuesday found that once again Los Angeles County has the state's most polluted beaches, but this time a new city has been anointed as the county's biggest loser, Long Beach. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

(AP) -- A study released Tuesday found that once again Los Angeles County has the state's most polluted beaches, but this time a new city has been anointed as the county's biggest loser - Long Beach.


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