Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While surfers stretched and squeezed on their wetsuits one October morning, a biologist dipped a test jar into the Pismo Lagoon.

Nobody likes to see an orange flag planted on a Texas beach. That flag means there's a present environmental warning that could affect what you do on said beach ...

If the Labor Day weekend schedule involves hitting the beach in Jefferson County, a back-up plan might be warranted. On Tuesday, Jefferson County issued an advisory after elevated levels of the ...

Five Bay County beaches are under advisory due to high levels of enterococcus bacteria. Swimming is not advised at the affected locations until bacteria levels return to acceptable standards.

Four Panama City beaches are under advisory due to high levels of enterococcus bacteria. The bacteria, found in animal intestines, indicates potential fecal contamination. Swimming and consuming raw ...

Health officials have lifted a water quality advisory for Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach. An earlier test showed fecal bacteria levels more than 28 times the safety threshold. The bacteria, ...

Sure its cold outside and swimming in the Gulf is unlikely but there is another reason to skip the dip. Recent tests of Gulf waters in North Naples shows bacteria contamination and health officials ...