SLOATSBURG, N.Y.-- Popular swimming lakes in Hudson Valley counties are shut down due to unsafe levels of algae. Talk about a summer bummer. Lake Welch Beach in Rockland County, which has room for ...

Toxic algae is back in the Columbia River on the Richland shoreline. The Benton Franklin Health District said Friday afternoon that test results for water at the Howard Amon swimming beach showed ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The City of Lakewood on Monday closed Big Soda Lake to swimming because of harmful levels of blue-green algae. The algae is a type of bacteria commonly found in Colorado, but it can ...

Rhode Island is reporting its second blue-green algae bloom, also known as cyanobacteria, of the season. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental ...

Lakes, rivers, and oceans may be unsafe to swim in due to toxins and microbes that can make people sick. Greenish, murky, or foul-smelling water may be infested with toxic algal blooms. Water near ...

Windsor Lake is closed until further notice because there's a chance there's blue-green algae in the water, the town announced Thursday. A water sample was taken as a precaution and sent to the ...

PITTSFIELD — The presence of a blue-green algae bloom in Pontoosuc Lake that is toxic to people and pets prompted the city Saturday to advise against swimming, water sports and other activities that ...

Toxic algae is again present in Green Lake. Seattle Parks and Recreation is warning the public not to swim or water ski in the lake. In a notice posted Friday, it warned residents to keep pets away, ...

San Luis Reservoir is under a warning because of toxic algae, and swimming is considered dangerous, but the danger level has been downgraded from earlier this month. The warning advisory was issued by ...

SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - Lake Afton will be under a Blue-Green Algae warning during the Dam Jam festival. Thousands of people will be camping at Lake Afton this weekend for Dam Jam. The Kansas ...

The swimming beach at Seattle’s popular Green Lake has been shut down until further notice after toxic algae was discovered in the water. Seattle Parks and Recreation released a statement Friday ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News are doing a special series on Dirty Jobs in Southwest Florida. Today we are taking a closer look at cleaning disgusting, algae-filled pools. Cornerstone Pool ...