Authorities have issued advisories for two Cape Cod ponds, warning that pets should not be allowed to drink from or swim in the water. Humans can continue swimming in the ponds, but should stay aware ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swimming at Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield is closed after water quality tests found elevated bacteria following heavy ...

Boiseans can now swim in Quinn's Pond if they wish, according to city officials. Previous results from routine water quality testing conducted Monday, July 13, found elevated levels of E. coli ...

TAUNTON — Watson Pond in Taunton has been having a rough summer. Back in late May, it was temporarily closed to swimmers due to vandalism. Now the pond is off-limits to swimmers once again — only this ...

Researchers with Stony Brook University say they have discovered a flesh-eating bacteria in several ponds across Long Island. The bacteria has the potential to be deadly, however, no deaths have been ...

A catfish farmer scoops tetracycline by hand into ponds, draining waste into open gutters where children play. Twelve farms ...

A California man recently died due to a case of necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating bacteria, which he picked up after going into a pond with a wound on his arm. According to NBC affiliate NBC7 San ...