Hold your nose — and maybe hold off on that beach day. More than 60% of U.S. beaches tested in 2024 had at least one day where the water was so full of fecal bacteria that it failed federal safety ...

August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...

A new report has named a Washington location one of the country's dirtiest beaches. The Surfrider Foundation's 2024 Clean Water Report includes its top "ten beach bacteria hot spots," recreational ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent report analyzing water pollution across the country found that a large majority of Ohio beaches tested in 2024 showed potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination.

The 2024 Surfrider Foundation's Clean Water Report revealed that at the mouth of San Luis Creek in Avila Beach, is a top-10 bacteria hotspot. Since 2012, Niel Dilworth and the SLO County Chapter of ...

A recent report found that a large number of Texas beaches tested positive for potentially dangerous levels of bacteria last year. According to the report from Environment America Research & Policy ...