A first flush event is happening along Southwest Florida coastal waters as recent heavy rains have washed dirt and pollution off the landscape and into ditches, creeks, rivers and bays. Pollution ...

SM BEACH — On the heels of Los Angeles County’s first significant rainfall since March, Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay is urging people to not go into the water at local beaches for at least ...

Pollution that's built up on Southwest Florida's urbanized landscapes over the dry winter and spring months will soon wash into local creeks, rivers and bays in what's known as the first flush effect.

The first significant rainfall seen in awhile washed out the junk stuck in gutters, storm drains and tucked in other areas. “Whenever you have the first flush, this is what tends to happen ...

A recent blog from the Natural Resources Defense Council's ocean expert Leila Monroe includes a video shot by Santa Monica High School teacher Benjamin Kay following the "second flush" of rain in ...

Westhampton Beach Village Mayor Maria Moore said the first phase of the sewer project would reduce the amount of nitrogen pollution entering Moneyboque Bay by 5,000 pounds each year. “It's a 24% ...

A first flush event is happening along Southwest Florida coastal waters as recent heavy rains have washed dirt and pollution off the landscape and into ditches, creeks, rivers and bays.