Kids and families can learn water safety skills for free this summer at Millennium Park, with a drop-in education event ...

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Swimmable cities are making a comeback in Europe—just in time for urbanites to escape unprecedented heat waves.

Twenty-three campers age 7-11 are spending four days this week exploring water and watershed basics, learning how human ...

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The contamination has eroded traditions and hindered outdoor activity, leaving a generation of beach dwellers wary of the water.

The ongoing El Niño, which has brought soaring temperatures across much of the world, has become a growing concern for homemaker Norul Akmah ...

Extreme hot weather is in the forecast this week along with air quality issues. Seacoast communities are announcing cooling centers safety tips.

A new United Nations assessment of ocean health documents a “deepening crisis” as climate change, pollution, overfishing and biodiversity loss threaten marine ecosystems crucial to human survival. The ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN BEACH SEASON AND THAT MEANS TESTING THE BACTERIA LEVELS AT STATE PARK BEACHES. KCCI CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SUZANNE BENKE LEARNED ...