Here's which beaches Iowa DNR and Polk County Conservation recommend avoiding this week due to water quality issues.

Easter Lake remains under a swim advisory for the second consecutive week due to elevated E. coli levels, according to Polk ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County health officials are warning that toxic blue-green algae may be present in three lakes. The ...

Easter Lake, recently praised as a success story for its water quality and recreational benefits, now has a swimming advisory ...

Polk County voters overwhelmingly approved a $65 million bond Tuesday to fund conservation, recreation and water quality projects countywide. Unofficial election results showed 81% of voters said ...

The Bellini Preserve, a 640-acre conservation tract on the eastern shore of Lake Marion, is now open to the public.. Polk County purchased the land for $7.5 million in September to protect it from ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Officials are searching a lake in Polk County for two people who are believed to have drowned on Saturday. “Once they got here,” said David Phillips.