What is slug line in a newspaper? Slug line refers to the old lino-type typesetting machines that set one line of type at a time.This was usually a column width but also a headline.
The NRDC analyzed water testing data from 3,000 beaches across the country, and identified the 11 most polluted beaches in the U.Sâsix of which are in the Great Lakes region. These repeat offenders have consistently had water samples with high bacteria counts and contamination.
The luster of a beautiful beach -- vivid blue water, cloudless skies, warm sand -- belies the innate perils of the shore. Beaches are subject to the unpredictable, wild nature of our environment. They harbor hazardous plants and animals. They get polluted. They sustain dangerous wave conditions.