STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York City Health Department advises residents to avoid swimming at three Staten Island Beaches ...

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

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

The advisory is for the public area just west of the Atlantic Beach High-rise Bridge in Bogue Sound near Atlantic Beach.

Two Jersey Shores beaches are under swim advisories on May 27 due to high levels of fecal bacteria.

Both beaches are along rivers in Ocean County; ocean beach sites have not been affected, according to the state DEP.

The sample collected there had 110 colony forming units of Enterococci bacteria per 100 milliliters, whereas 104 colony forming units is the threshold set by the New Jersey Department of ...

According to the City’s Health Department, an advisory warning means the water may not be safe for swimming. This warning is ...

In this study, INRAE scientists focused on one type of bacteria: vancomycin-resistant enterococci, or VRE. These bacteria are on a list established by the World Health Organization of six ...

Some beach towns in the Cape Fear region have taken steps to capture and treat stormwater runoff before it can reach the ...

Oak Island and Sunset Beach in North Carolina are dealing with dangerous swimming conditions this week because Portuguese Man ...

The operator of a South Coast holiday and caravan park has been fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after it allegedly ...