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South Florida's clean water crisis often focuses on large-scale topics like Lake Okeechobee, but Southwest Florida water watchers say the conversation…

Last week the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District voted to extend the lease for sugar farmers on land that has been slated for…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they are suspending releases of water from Lake Okeechobee as of Sunday evening. Nutrient-laden water coming…

Florida’s environmental agency began releasing the results of groundwater testing in Collier County this week. State officials said the results show…

Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. has earned top honors as the 2025 Best Tasting Drinking Water winner in a blind taste test conducted by the Southeast Desalting Association. The annual competition draws entries from water utilities across the 10-state region of the southeastern U.S. Samples were evaluated by a panel of judges on color, odor, clarity and overall taste.

The Trump administration said the two new rules are a victory for Americans' "quality of life," but environmental advocates say the changes will waste water and drive up utility bills.

A recent Supreme Court ruling means that Flint, Mich. and state regulators are not immune to civil lawsuits. What's next for residents seeking a settlement for the drinking water crisis?

A Florida politician expected to be a front-runner in the 2018 governor’s race is raising concerns about the state’s water supply.

The Fort Myers City Council approved adding $5 million for water well projects during its Sept. 15 meeting to meet future infrastructure needs as the city continues to grow.

There was an effort to get an amendment to Florida's constitution onto the 2024 ballot that would have assured citizens a right to clean water but its organizers fell short of the required signatures. But FloridaRightToCleanWater.org is not giving up, and has already launched an effort to get a similar amendment onto the ballot for the 2026 election. If passed, the new proposed amendment titled “Right to Clean and Healthy Waters” would create a fundamental right to clean and healthy waters in Florida. And it would allow citizens to sue state agencies for equitable relief when an agency, by action or inaction, allows harm or threat of harm to Florida waters. We learn more about the amendment and what exactly it would do, and the issues it aims to address when it comes to regulatory agencies not doing enough to protect the environment.