Marine bacteria control how much CO 2 is stored in the oceans, by swimming after and degrading sinking particles that would otherwise remain stored in the ocean for millennia. Researchers have ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Earlier this week, a national research group released its 'Safe for Swimming?' report regarding water quality at beaches across the U.S. “All too often there is bacteria at ...

(FOX40.COM) — The City of Chico advised residents to avoid swimming at a local swimming pool after elevated levels of bacteria were found in the water. Sycamore Pool in Bidwell Park isn’t a typical ...

Heavy rainfall may have led to fecal contamination of beachwater. Beaches in several states across the Northeast have recently been closed to swimmers due to high levels of bacteria in the water.

Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued an alert about dangerously high levels of bacteria in Gifford Pinchot State Park’s Pinchot Lake. It was one of ...

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Anglers fish while geese swim in the stream near the spillway waterfall at Silver Lake Park in Dover on May 19, 2025. Going into the water in and around Delaware can provide some risks. While most ...

Lodi Lake Beach is closed for swimming due to high bacteria levels in the water, officials said. Lodi city officials said that the lake would be closed for swimming as it conducts regular water ...