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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.

It's a water quality double whammy. Southwest Florida waters are stained and potentially toxic as a red tide bloom rages offshore while freshwater bacteria levels are well above what the U.S.

Storm-driven runoff has pushed bacteria levels above safety thresholds at several California beaches, prompting health officials to advise avoiding ocean contact until testing shows improvement. You ...

It’s two days before the Fourth of July and three Connecticut swimming areas are closed, due to the the presence of certain indicator bacteria, according to the state Department of Energy and ...

Editor's note: The water advisory was lifted late on the afternoon of July 4. Read the full story with details here. The Delaware beaches' first recreational water advisory of the year was issued July ...

PANAMA CITY — Four local beaches are under health advisories for a high abundance of a fecal indicator bacteria. Carl Gray Park, Earl Gilbert Park, Laguna Beach and the Panama City Beach City Pier ...

Cooler temperatures and bluer skies brought people to the beach Thursday. Many people said they were happy to finally catch a break from the rain and humidity. "We've been stuck in doors a lot. I ...