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Laguna Beach Closed After 2,000-Gallon Sewage Spill

Orange County ordered a minimum three-day closure as officials test ocean water to confirm bacteria and contamination levels meet safety standards.

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Haverhill Sewer Breaks Dump Millions of Gallons Into Merrimack River

Beaches Closed and Swim Advisories Roll Out After High Bacteria Tests

Republican State Attorneys General Ask EPA To Add Mifepristone To Contaminant List

14 Republican Attorneys General Ask EPA To Add Mifepristone To Contaminant Candidate List

Sewage Floods Island Bay After Overnight Storm Blocks Main

Colorado Declares Statewide Drought Emergency and Activates Phase 3

Hazardous Algae Advisory Issued for Two Lake Nokomis Beaches

Tank Rupture at Longview Packaging Plant Kills Eight

Comox Pump Station Upgrade Failure Sends Sewage into Harbour; Residents Told Not to Flush

Heal the Bay Names Playa Blanca California's Most Polluted Beach

Mexico City Repairs Iztapalapa Mega Leak as New Rupture Hits Xochimilco

Quincy Man, 72, Identified as Kayaker Found Dead in Boston Harbor

Plumbers Urge Simple Hot-Water-and-Soap Fix for Blocked Outside Drains

Trace Cocaine Residues Make Young Salmon Swim Farther, Field Study Finds

Potomac Named America’s Most Endangered River After Sewage Spill and Data‑Center Boom

Pune Suspends Four After Pashan Lake Fish Kill as Probe Finds STP Shut

Humpback Whale ‘Timmy’ Near Death With Questions Over Rescuer’s Record

Experts Rule Out Rescue for Stranded Humpback off Poel

Mexico Deems 288 Beaches Safe for Holy Week as Tijuana Sites Fail Bacteria Test