Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEASIDE PARK -- A bayfront beach was closed June 18 after numerous waste tests showed high levels of fecal bacteria contamination, ...

Cooling off at a beach or lake is a quintessential part of Fourth of July celebrations for many. But this year, dozens of swimming areas across the country are subject to closures or advisory warnings ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Update: Oregon Health Authority said on May 31 it lifted the public health advisory at Tolovana State Park after follow-up tests showed lower bacteria levels that no longer pose a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stay out of the water at Fort Myers Beach’s Bowditch Point Park, warns Lee County's health department: There's too much fecal ...

A cutting-edge test can now identify the source of feces faster and more accurately than previous methods. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. App State researchers received $2.3M to commercialize an AI-driven microscope. The microscope automates fecal egg counting to ...

Labor Day vacationers across the East Coast are facing "fecal contamination" warnings at their beaches this holiday weekend. Water quality warnings have struck coastal areas from Maine to Florida this ...

App State researchers received $2.3M to commercialize an AI-driven microscope. The microscope automates fecal egg counting to identify livestock parasites faster. Tool aims to reduce disease, cut ...

Labor Day weekend is the perfect time for one final beach day before admitting that summer has come to an end. But before you dip your toes in the sea, you might want to check how the water quality is ...