DULUTH — A woman watches her dog do its business and briefly considers abandoning her duty to pick it up when a sort of superhero appears and brusquely reminds her, "There's no poop fairy to do that ...

When it was announced that the swim portion of USA Triathlon’s Sunday sprint event had been canceled, our first thought was that Lake Erie’s water had been once again contaminated with sewage. How ...

In a city known for its private lake and love of pets, a canine culprit is sullying Lake Oswego's pristine waters: dog poop. Dog owners who fail to pick up after Fido are contributing to roughly 15 ...

The murky mocha-colored water in Lake Augusta is as off-putting as the source of its pollution: bird droppings, lots of them. Every fall, thousands of migrating double-crested cormorants roost in the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A new wave of upgrades at City Park’s Duck Lake is reinvigorating the oft-troubled, 5-acre site, including water filtration to fight rampant summer algae, ...

Sudden fame and poor behavior have marred another famous outdoor spot in Oregon. Broken Top Lake, often referred to as No Name Lake, has been closed to camping following a dramatic spike in people ...