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“Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches” found that heavy rainfall in Hawaii, which can pollute beaches with storm-water runoff, as well as unspecified contamination of California beaches and the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, significantly contributed to the higher number closings and health advisories, which increased by 29 percent since last measured in 2009.The most frequently contaminated beach water samples were those taken from the Great Lakes; 15 percent of samples from this region exceeded public health standards. Beach water from the Southeast, New York-New Jersey coast and the Delmarva region (Delaware, Maryland and Virginia) was the cleanest at 4 percent, 5 percent and 6 percent, respectively.The NRDC report awarded “superstar beach” status to four beaches that ranked highest in the group’s 5-star rating guide. [Read the full article] A group of turtles brought everything to a screeching halt on a primary runway at JFK before being relocated. NBC's Brian Williams reports.Flights were temporarily halted at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Wednesday morning after about 150 turtles ambled onto a runway.JetBlue first tweeted news of the slowdown: "JFK is experiencing delays as the airport clears turtles off the runway." A photo provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday shows turtles captured for relocation at New York's JFK airport.“We had about 150 turtles coming out of the bay this morning," said Marsico. "They crossed the runway to a sandy beach area to lay their eggs."The diamondback terrapin turtles were gathered on runway 4L, plus nearby taxiways, starting at about 6:45 a.m., NBC affiliate WNBC-TV in New York reports.The turtle migration occurs annually at the airport, which is located near Jamaica Bay. [Read the full article] Seatmates who talk incessantly or screaming babies may not seem so bad after what one passenger reportedly did on a New Zealand-to-Singapore flight on Monday.An intoxicated man reportedly urinated in the aisle of a Jetstar Airways plane, according to a story in the New Zealand Herald."I hear this sound of running water and then I hear a guy going, 'No, no, no, what the hell is wrong with you?' " passenger Amos Chapple told the newspaper.The man and his friend were seen drinking whiskey before take-off, Chapple said. "Him and the mate were sitting there and mixing it in Burger King cups. Six hours later they were catatonic."The plane's captain issued an official warning, the paper reported, and the man's alcohol was taken away, but the airline didn't call police. [Read the full article] 
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