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A "beach closed" sign.

Outdoors

Massachusetts closes 35 beaches heading into a warm weekend as bacteria, algae spike

Microplastics in a petri dish.

Tech

Mouse study raises new concerns about common packaging plastic and fatty liver disease

A water pump for groundwater extraction.

Tech

Rhode Island residents demand answers after PFAS found in wells near fire station

A sandy beach with a wooden fence, trees, and a view of a calm ocean under a blue sky.

Tech

Alabama issues Gulf Coast alert as flesh-eating bacteria sickens 16, kills 1

A cluster of oysters partially submerged in calm water.

Tech

Texas Gulf oysters show signs of stress as microplastics turn up in nearly all tested

A wheelbarrow filled with salt next to salt ponds with mounds of harvested salt.

Food

Researchers find microplastics in Indonesian sea salt, contaminating a pantry staple

A stream flows through a grassy landscape with silos in the background under a cloudy sky.

Business

Oregon judge greenlights suit over nitrate-tainted water serving 46,000 residents

A brick well with a tiled roof surrounded by grass and plants, near a wooden fence and open field.

Tech

'I can't stop thinking about it': Rhode Island town fears years of PFAS-tainted well water

Police lights.

Home

3 dead in North Carolina home after power shutoff, with police investigating generator use

A mosquito on water.

Tech

New York warns of rising West Nile activity as positive mosquito pools nearly double

Schwarzkopf hair products.

Business

US salons, shoppers urged to check Schwarzkopf mousse recalled over explosion risk

A body of water covered with green plant foliage and surrounded by tall green grass.

Tech

Massachusetts investigates dog's death after pond swim, warns pets can get sick after leaving water