Health and Fitness

Beach Report: 10 Percent of America’s Beach Water Samples Fail Safety Test

NRDC’s Annual Report Reveals Nation’s 35 “Superstar” Beaches, but 17 “Repeat Offenders” Highlight Need for Clean Water Protections to Safeguard Swimmers

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014 – Ten percent of all water quality samples collected last year from nearly 3,500 coastal and Great Lakes beaches in the U.S. contained bacteria levels that failed to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most protective benchmark for swimmer safety. According to the 24thannual beach report released this week…

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