These bacteria-ridden beaches failed to meet state health standards for recreational waters, the Surfrider Foundation says.

Twelve North Carolina river sites pose swimming risks after failing fecal bacteria tests, Sound Rivers reports.

Swim Guide from Sound Rivers was released on Friday, with several sites failing testing along North Carolina rivers.

The DEP says swimming in or making contact with polluted water can cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, ...

That’s according to a study from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, published Wednesday in the journal ...

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

Swimming in water contaminated by high levels of enterococci bacteria can cause serious illness. Here's what you should know.

A study by UC San Diego researchers reveals that pollutants found in the sewage-laden Tijuana River are ending up in the air ...

There's something make-believe, almost Pokémon-like in a new species of bacteria found living on a mud flat in Oregon.

Heavy rainfall across the state has swept high levels of bacteria into some of Oklahoma's favorite recreational waters.

A boil water notice has been issued for all customers who get their water from the Union Church Waterworks Association in ...