FARIBAULT, Minn. -- A bicycle lay on its side in the muck at the river bottom, a tire bobbed in some brush and garbage clogged the banks of the Straight River near downtown Faribault. However, what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SrdjanPav / jada photo / Getty Images Researchers have developed a more precise method for detecting fecal contamination in water ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - More than a month after hundreds of dead fish turned up in Greenfield Lake, and experts say the cause is still murky. “I think it’s going to be pretty difficult at this point ...

When investigating Mount Vernon’s compliance with the Clean Water Act in 2021, the city’s consulting engineer discovered stunningly high concentrations of fecal coliform in the city’s stormwater ...

Some tributaries flowing into the Caloosahatchee River and Estero Bay are polluted with fecal coliform bacteria, with counts going well above criteria used to determine whether or not a beach is safe ...

In Guatemala’s Western Highlands, researchers found that the drinking water people trust most may actually be the riskiest.

Dairy cooperative Agri-Mark has voluntarily recalled a single lot of Cabot Creamery 8-ounce Extra Creamy Premium Butter with sea salt, capturing the internet's attention thanks to its ick factor. The ...

NORTH HAMPTON — Town officials are pursuing multiple avenues to minimize the occurrence of unhealthy fecal bacteria levels that occasionally arise along local beaches each summer. But, they admit, the ...