One of the worries about microplastic particle pollution is the possibility that the particles may accumulate harmful ...

However, beach contamination is on the rise, with Surfrider's recent report showing that 80 percent of beaches tested ...

Visitors are being advised to avoid contact with the water in a river over fears it could contain toxic blue-green algae. The ...

High caution readings were found on 23 days last summer with only four corresponding with sewer system overflows, water ...

A new agreement gives Fort Myers until 2032 to spend hundreds of millions on its sewer system to eliminate discharges to the Caloosahatchee River.

The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) has long monitored the water quality in 300 different locations from Lake Lanier to ...

A new agreement gives Fort Myers until 2032 to spend hundreds of millions on its sewer system to eliminate discharges to the Caloosahatchee River.

Richard Empson stands on an artificial right leg after his battle with vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria that shows ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a swim in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek despite warnings about high bacterial levels, drawing attention to his unconventional views on health ...

Further up the Ashley River, Filbin Creek — a consistent problem spot — continues to register high bacteria levels, as did Northbridge Park. Opt for a splash in the Wando River near the Daniel ...

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s Water Protection Branch recently added the section of the Flint River from the Lee County line to the Mitchell County line to the GAEPD Impaired Streams ...

Due to contamination, swimming in Rock Creek, the Potomac River and nearby waters has been banned since 1971, NBC News said.