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Haverhill Says Sewage Flow to Merrimack River Has Stopped After Emergency Bypass

Stopping the flow ends the daily release of roughly 8 million gallons, allowing crews to begin inspections followed by long-term repairs.

Haverhill Sewer Breaks Dump Millions of Gallons Into Merrimack River

Hazardous Algae Advisory Issued for Two Lake Nokomis Beaches

Sea Turns Brown at Porthdinllaen Beach After Bank Holiday, Tests Find No Sewage

Yorkshire Water and UnifAI Launch Two-Year AI Trial to Predict River Bathing Water Quality

Thousands of Fish Found Dead Along 20-Mile Stretch of the Chattahoochee River

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

Tenby North Beach Loses Blue Flag as Water Quality Downgraded

Study Finds Bacteria Living in Fog Grow and Remove Formaldehyde

Maryland Presses Air Force Over 32,000-Gallon Jet Fuel Leak at Joint Base Andrews

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

Brown Flag Awards 2026 Name 15 ‘Poor’ English Beaches as Haverigg Joins List

Yuracyacu Trout Die-Off Prompts 120-Ton Burial and Official Probe

Finley Begins Repressurizing Water System After Leak

Maryland Orders Emergency Response After Jet-Fuel Leak at Joint Base Andrews

Human Hair Filters Target Xochimilco’s Pollution to Help Bring Back the Axolotl

EPA Assumes Potomac Water Testing After Sewer Repairs as Cleanup and Oversight Intensify

Wisconsin Legislature Sends $133 Million PFAS Cleanup Deal to Evers

EPA Adds Ann Arbor Gelman Dioxane Plume to Superfund National Priorities List

Wellington Lifts South Coast Beach Ban as Swimming Returns at Residents’ Own Risk