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  • Untreated wastewater flows from Tijuana, Mexico, into the Pacific Ocean near the California border. Sasha Khokha of NPR station KQED says the U.S. government is expected to endorse a much-debated treatment plant.
  • The weekend release of Dark Water is the latest in a wave of Japanese horror movies to be remade for American audiences. The Ring and The Grudge are other examples, and at least a half-dozen other horror remakes from Asia are on the way.
  • It’s not just Flint that’s got lead issues: It’s in all 50 states, and it’s in schools and day cares.
  • Veteran regulator Ernie Marks takes the reins of the South Florida Water Management District at a pivotal time, says Audubon of Florida’s Eric Draper.
  • American women are expected to dominate team sports at the Olympics. That includes water polo, where they are defending champions and have medaled every time since the sport was introduced in 2000.
  • Fossils found in northern China show that some of the first birds on Earth lived on the water. The exquisitely preserved fossils, resembling modern ducks or loons, lived 110 million years ago, when many forms of today' animals started to take shape.
  • A bird dropped a fish onto a golf course in Tampa during an event. An onlooker rushed onto the grass, rescued the fish as it flopped around, and dropped it right back into the pond.
  • Sarasota city officials say the leak came from a corroded pipe that burst Friday night.
  • Water wells and streams in Leroy Township, Pa., have been bubbling up with methane gas in the past few months. The state's Department of Environmental Protection blames nearby natural gas fracking operations. A local well operator has installed water filters for residents and says the problem has been fixed.
  • Florida's Indian River lagoon is a rich estuary, home to dolphins, manatees and turtles. But in recent months, it has become clear that something is wrong. Scientists and government officials blame water discharges from Lake Okeechobee and an upswing in pollution.
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