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Los Angeles County Issues Ocean Water Warnings as Heat Wave Drives Crowds

County testing detected bacteria above state safety limits, prompting no‑swim advisories and ongoing daily monitoring to protect public health.

Los Angeles County Issues Water Warnings for Seven Beaches

Laguna Beach Half-Mile Closed After 2,000-Gallon Sewage Spill

Haverhill Sewer Breaks Dump Millions of Gallons Into Merrimack River

Beaches Closed and Swim Advisories Roll Out After High Bacteria Tests

Berlin Bathing Waters Keep 'Excellent' Rating as Early Cercariae Reports and Bavarian Algae Warnings Rise

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

Hannover Imposes Heat‑Triggered Watering Ban for Gardens and Sports Fields

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