Swimming in rivers and lakes is booming, but heavy rain, sewage overflows and farm runoff can lead to disease outbreaks. Here's how to spot when the risks to health are highest.

Gather beside me, fellow Americans, here at the outlet of this combined sewer overflow. Join me in following the lead of our nation’s highest-ranking health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Step down ...

Furious swimmers in the millionaire's playground of Sandbanks were forced to cancel their weekly swim after sewage was dumped in the sea.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health officials issued a no-swim advisory for an unnamed Lake Norman cove after 2,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the lake ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made waves on by taking a dip in Rock Creek, despite bans against swimming in D.C. waters due to bacteria from sewage runoffs. Mr. Kennedy — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD – Nearly everyone agrees bringing a triathlon with a signature name to Western Mass. was a good idea. Hotels fill for ...

A Santas Against Sewage swimming event had to be called off due to sewage in the water prompting an onshore protest over pollution instead. Surfers Against Sewage Cornwall had planned the festive ...

When you don’t believe in germ theory, the world is your oyster—or maybe your bathtub. Over the weekend, America’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shared pictures on social media of ...

SPRINGFIELD – Nearly everyone agrees bringing a triathlon with a signature name to Western Mass. was a good idea. Hotels fill for the weekend, restaurants bustle and the course itself is beautiful.