Holding hands, people jumped in the water, and floated around in Boston’s Charles River recently. That is something that would not have been possible years ago because the river was so polluted. In the 1960s, the music group The Standells even sang about the river in their popular song, “Dirty Water.” “Well I love that Dirty Water, oh, Boston you’re my home.” The swimmers were getting their once-a-year chance to cool off from the summer heat in the Charles River. It is called City Splash. For a few days each year, the state of Massachusetts allows public swimming on Boston’s part of the nearly 130-kilometer river. The event is in its fifth year. It is a chance for the nonprofit Charles River Conservancy to show its efforts to build a swim park. Their idea is to build floating docks where swimmers can jump safely into the river without touching the hazardous bottom.
Title: Cities Aim to Make Once-Polluted Rivers Safe for Swimming
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/safe_rivers.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Cities Aim to Make Once-Polluted Rivers Safe for Swimming' data-article-id='2528'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10563'>Holding hands, people jumped in the water, and floated around in Boston’s Charles River recently.</span> <span data-start-time='10563' data-end-time='20083'>That is something that would not have been possible years ago because the river was so polluted.</span> <span data-start-time='20083' data-end-time='31833'>In the 1960s, the music group The Standells even sang about the river in their popular song, “Dirty Water.”</span> <span data-start-time='31833' data-end-time='40479'>“Well I love that Dirty Water, oh, Boston you’re my home.”</span> <span data-start-time='40479' data-end-time='50313'>The swimmers were getting their once-a-year chance to cool off from the summer heat in the Charles River.</span> <span data-start-time='50313' data-end-time='54313'>It is called City Splash.</span> <span data-start-time='54313' data-end-time='67875'>For a few days each year, the state of Massachusetts allows public swimming on Boston’s part of the nearly 130-kilometer river.</span> <span data-start-time='67875' data-end-time='71479'>The event is in its fifth year.</span> <span data-start-time='71479' data-end-time='81688'>It is a chance for the nonprofit Charles River Conservancy to show its efforts to build a swim park.</span> <span data-start-time='81688' data-end-time='93563'>Their idea is to build floating docks where swimmers can jump safely into the river without touching the hazardous bottom.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/safe_rivers.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9088 data-hint-location='10563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/what_does_pollution_mean.m4a'>What does pollution mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='harmful or poisonous substance'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/hazardous_waste.m4a'><span>hazardous waste</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/harmful_or_poisonous_substance.m4a'><span>harmful or poisonous substance</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/dirty_water.m4a'><span>dirty water</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/swimming_safely.m4a'><span>swimming safely</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9089 data-hint-location='71479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/what_is_the_group_trying_to_build.m4a'>What is the group trying to build?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a swim park'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/river_profit.m4a'><span>river profit</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/a_swim_park.m4a'><span>a swim park</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/more_bridges.m4a'><span>more bridges</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/a_floating_dock.m4a'><span>a floating dock</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9090 data-hint-location='50313' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/it_is_called_city__blank_.m4a'>It is called City <span class='blank'>Splash</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Splash'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/splash.m4a'><span>Splash</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/escape.m4a'><span>Escape</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/swim.m4a'><span>Swim</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2010/dunk.m4a'><span>Dunk</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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