With summer in full swing, beachgoers should beware: It might not be safe to go in the water. Nearly 60 percent of 4,523 beaches tested nationwide had water pollution levels that put swimmers at risk of getting sick on at least one occasion last year, according to a new report by Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The study, Safe for Swimming?, looked at fecal bacteria levels at beaches in 29 coastal and Great Lakes states as well as Puerto Rico.
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