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KHOU 11 Investigates analyzed data from the Texas General Land Office and found that 91% tested positive for potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination,

A nonprofit’s study says bacteria levels in the surf are unacceptable. City officials question the study’s conclusions.

A recent report shows that human waste on Texas coastlines is a beach.

With beach season in full swing, researchers unveiled a report that discovered roughly 55% of U.S. beaches had at least one day of potentially unsafe contamination levels last year.

Come on in, the water's fine ... Or is it? Beaches are among America's biggest natural attractions, with an estimated 400 million people visiting one each year, according to the United States Lifesaving Association. Yet a new report suggests that the country's coastlines may hold hidden health hazards. Roughly half of U.S. beaches were found

Some 400 million people visit U.S. beaches each year — and many of them could be exposed to hazardous bacteria, says a new report on beach pollution from Environment America.

The bacteria levels are considered unsafe for swimming in the river after metro Atlanta, North Georgia experienced days of storms.