Labor Day vacationers across the East Coast are facing "fecal contamination" warnings at their beaches this holiday weekend.

Water quality warnings have struck coastal areas from Maine to Florida this week, with advisories saying high levels of bacteria could cause nausea or rashes.

There have been closures this week at some of the country’s most popular beach destinations, including Keyes Memorial Beach in the Cape Cod village of Hyannis in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and Benjamin’s Beach on Long Island in Bay Shore, New York.

A report from Environment America assessed beach safety by examining whether fecal bacteria levels exceeded standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that trigger an alert to avoid the water. Fecal bacteria at those levels can cause illness in 32

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