New York has 67 state-owned swimming beaches and all are tested regularly to determine the public's risk of coming in contact with waterborne diseases. The beaches are tested at least once a week for ...

It was all hands on deck at a New York beach when eight swimmers needed to be rescued after lifeguards left their posts for the day.

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The growing battle over how to manage sea level rise turns partly on a legal principle set down in Roman times.

It was all hands on deck in Long Beach when eight swimmers needed to be rescued after lifeguards left their posts for the day. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid reports.

Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics says it won't comply with a request from U.S. regulators to halt all shipments of its gene ...

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima has been delivered to the Japanese prime minister's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety.

After a brief closure of its swimming area earlier this week because of the presence of potentially harmful algae blooms, the ...