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ScienceDaily (Feb. 29, 2008) Lake Bloomington is a major source of drinking water for residents of Bloomington, IL, and has a history of nitrate concentrations that exceed safe levels. Because Lake Bloomington has a record of elevated nitrate levels, local residents are concerned over their drinking water quality. .
St. Lucie files to become a 'green county'
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Consumer Reports Names Best Used Cars for Every Budget
For consumers on a budget, CR found 30 cars that can be purchased for under $4,000 including the 1998 Acura CL and the 1999 Buick LeSabre. Consumer Reports' "Best of the Best" vehicles list, which is derived from "Good Choices", includes vehicles that have performed well in CR's road tests and have had several years of better-than-average reliability according to survey respondents. Models from Acura, BMW, Buick, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Nissan, Pontiac, Porsche, Scion, Subaru, Toyota, and Volvo appear on the "Best of the Best" list. Vehicles that have had multiple years of much worse than average reliability earned a spot on the "Worst of the Worst" list. Models from Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, GMC, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, and Volkswagen consistently had more problems than other models overall.
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