August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...
Hold your nose — and maybe hold off on that beach day. More than 60% of U.S. beaches tested in 2024 had at least one day where the water was so full of fecal bacteria that it failed federal safety ...
Environment America's Research & Policy Center says it can help you track fecal contamination bacteria at U.S. shores.
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