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Fecal bacteria levels found at Carolina Beach and Holden Beach exceeded EPA standards last year

Hannah Breisinger

In 1972, the Clean Water Act set a nationwide goal of making all waterways safe for swimming. But thanks to runoff pollution and sewage overflows, beaches in North Carolina are still falling short of that target.