Over half of all Massachusetts beaches had an unsafe level of fecal bacteria last year, and 47 beaches reached the danger ...

The public has the right to walk on even private beaches on the wet sand below high tide in most coastal states – but not in Massachusetts.

As skies stay hazy due to smoke from Canadian wildfires and temperatures slowly climb, several beaches across Massachusetts ...

Across the state, 35 beaches are closed due to high levels of bacteria in the water, according to the Massachusetts ...

Environment Massachusetts says it will take billions of federal dollars to take the action needed to reduce coastal bacterial ...

Planning to spend Fourth of July weekend at the beach? The weather certainly looks beautiful for it, with sunny skies and hot ...

Condé Nast Traveler has created a list of the top seven most enjoyable Massachusetts beaches to visit. The famed publication ...

The following MA beaches, listed by town, are closed as of Thursday, July 3: Andover: Pomps Pond (Bacterial Exceedance) Ashby: Damon Pond Beach (Other) Beverly: Brackenbury (Bacterial Exceedance) ...

Several beaches in Massachusetts are closed on Sunday, Aug. 3. There are 49 beaches closed, most due to excessive bacteria ...

A beach in Dorchester has reopened to swimmers while many more remain closed across the state due to high bacteria levels.

Piping plovers return to Massachusetts' beaches to nest in early spring. Mass Audubon Coastal Waterbird Program Director Lyra Brennan explains why the small shorebirds "are some of the most ...

When will beaches in Massachusetts reopen? According to the MDPH website, beaches can only re-open when their bacteria levels are back within the safe range, so there is no set amount of time for ...