As the weather gets hotter and more humid, it’s tempting to take a dip into the nearest body of water to cool off. But ...

Lakes and beaches across Minnesota have been closed this summer as hotter and wetter weather appears to be making potentially ...

An algal bloom in South Australia has caused mass deaths of many species since March - now researchers warn that leafy and ...

E. coli or algae levels are too high for swimming at 13 Iowa DNR beaches and two others in the Des Moines area this week.

“When you see algae, don’t swim, wade, waterski, or fish,” the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department news release said.

Health officials in Pierce County are urging people at Spanaway Lake to watch out for toxic algae. On Wednesday, ...

An algal bloom catastrophe which has turned usually pristine South Australian waters toxic green and suffocated masses of ...

Toxic algae blooms can be deadly, and they're becoming more common thanks to climate change. Here's how to protect yourself and your pets.

Ohio has many beaches, but some of them might not be safe to swim in during this heat wave, including several along Lake Erie ...

The Oregon Health Authority has issued a recreational use advisory for Upper Klamath Lake due to the presence of toxic ...

WPTV went out to Lake Okeechobee and spoke with environmentalists on some potential, positive moves to keep toxic water out ...

Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.