There’s nothing like a cool dip into the lake on a hot summer day, but are you thinking about the bacteria that are floating ...

Our area beaches can provide an oasis for thousands of people looking to make the most of summer, but the environmental ...

Woodlawn Beach State Park in Blasdell and Hamburg Bathing Beach both regularly saw many days with elevated levels of E. coli ...

With the temperatures rising people are wanting to go swim in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, but are they safe to swim and what are the changes necessary to keep the waters safe.

On hot summer days, few things are more refreshing than a dip in the pool. But have you ever wondered if the pool is as clean ...

The good news is that chlorine, which is widely used in pools, is effective at killing many pathogens. The not-so-good news is that chlorine does not work instantly – and it doesn’t kill everything.

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new tool the public can use to understand sewage ...

Discover how Mexico’s real time beach water quality app empowers beachgoers to check water safety at 289 beaches, avoid ...

It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.

Open water competition at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore went off Wednesday after two postponements because of ...

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical—one that can kill them at high enough ...

A new report identified fecal contamination issues at Palma Sola that made the beach potentially unsafe for swimming multiple times last year.