Florida officials warn about Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm water that has caused four deaths this ...

A new study found that most New York beaches tested positive for unsafe levels of fecal contamination. Here's the list of the ...

It’s a Godless 90 degrees. You’ve escaped the inferno of your non-airconditioned apartment and high-tailed it to Madison ...

A new report reveals contaminated beach conditions in Washington, raising health concerns for summer visitors.

It’s the cheeky new exhibition which turns doggy derrières into mutt-erpieces. The National Pooptrait Gallery has popped up ...

Lake Augusta becomes overwhelmed with cormorant droppings. Residents in Mendota Heights are looking for solutions to make the ...

Lonesome Lake has long been reputed to be unfit for drinking and even swimming. That’s because of contamination presumed to ...

We asked readers Friday if they'd be willing to take a dive into the not-so-dirty water of the Charles River themselves. 51.4 ...

For the most part, swimming at the lake is safe, healthy, summer fun. Here are some top risks and how to avoid them.

More than half of all East Coast beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination at least once in 2024, ...

“Canada geese can defecate up to 90 times a day, leaving behind 3 pounds of feces,” Ringelman said. “That influx of nutrients into the lake can influence things like algae blooms and other harmful ...