Water quality in the French Broad River, which has miles-long areas included on the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's impaired list, has remained similar to previous years.

Berliners want to lift a 100-year Spree River swimming ban, citing improved water quality and rising urban heat.

A century after Berliners were barred from swimming in the Spree due to dangerous pollution levels, a movement is underway to reclaim the river for recreational use. On Tuesday, approximately 200 ...

Swimmers have jumped back into a Berlin waterway where swimming was banned a century ago because its pollution could make people ill. Around 200 people swam in the slow-moving and greenish water ...

BERLIN — (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there's a push by swimmers to get back ...

A volunteer group is testing the Shark River to look for sources of bacteria pollution. Armed with info, they hope to restore the river's health.