Report: 43% of tested Michigan coastal beaches unsafe at times

Out of Michigan's 209 coastal beaches that were reportedly inspected for "fecal indicator bacteria" last year, 43% were possibly unsafe for swimming on at least one testing day, research shows. "It's bacteria that indicates the presence of, well, no other way to say it … poop," said Clean Water Director John Rumpler of the Environment Michigan Research and Policy Center. "Let's just imagine it's only a handful of days (when) the beach is potentially unsafe. That's great, unless that happens to be the day that you pack your family into the car and drive an hour and a half to

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