Paris to Make Seine Swimmable Again After a Century

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesJul 25, 2023, 6:24 pm109 pts
Paris is referred to as the City of Light and the City of Love, and, until 1923, it was also a city of swimming. That year, swimming was banned in the Seine due to excess sewage being drained into the river following heavy rainfall, rendering the iconic river unsafe. An exception to the ban was the swimming…

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