Elevated levels of organic pollution means there was a high nutrient load entering the river – this could be caused by runoff containing sewage, fertilisers, decaying plant matter or other waste – ...

As water quality issues dominated headlines and nitrate levels spiked in central Iowa rivers last summer, the Izaak Walton League of America is reporting a record number of Iowans requested water ...

Researchers from Texas A&M and UC Berkeley have successfully conducted the first large-scale experiment using fire whirls to ...

After years of staffing shortages, the Canton Environmental Health Division hired four new staffers in 2025. Inspections are now on the rise.

The tradition dates back more than a century. Cornell claims credit as the first college to mandate swimming in 1905. MIT began its practice during World War II. Poor recordkeeping makes it hard to ...

To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 yards in 50 seconds or less.

Where have you been swimming this summer? We crunch the numbers on water quality at beaches and swimming spots from Rainbow ...

I tested eight popular Dutch ovens to find the best for braising, baking bread and everyday cooking. Here are the three I think are worth buying for any home chef.

The process of taking and performing well on a swimming test in the military requires technique first, conditioning second and strategy third.

This is Part 2 of our underground swimming pool build, and the work was exhausting all over again. We spent long hours smoothing walls, fixing weak spots, and trying to get the pool to hold water the ...

The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.

Elgin officials are again alerting residents after some drinking water samples exceeded allowable lead levels during a recent test. The city takes 100 random samples of homes and buildings that are ...