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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis outside the National Hurricane Center in Miami Thursday morning.

State Of Florida Donates Water, Funds For Bahamas Relief

Floridians prepared for the worst as they monitored Category 5 Hurricane Dorian parked over the Bahamas around Labor Day. The islands suffered from 185...

Abandoned ships around Florida counties have been creating safety and financial concerns for boaters and lawmakers. CREDIT Curtis Franklin.

Abandoned Boats In Florida Waters Causing Financial Concerns

Abandoned boats in Florida waters have become a big financial issue for the state. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials say it...

Water fluoride ban, labeling restrictions heading to DeSantis

The Florida House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies and take aim at labeling of plant-based products as milk, meat and eggs.The Republican-controlled House voted 88-27 to pass the bill (SB 700), which also includes a series of other issues related to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Senate passed the bill April 16, which means it is now ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A gold miner in Indonesia holds up a bottle of mercury. (BBC)

How Mercury Poisons Gold Miners, Water In Indonesia

Contamination with mercury is a particular problem in countries where small-scale gold miners operate. Mercury is used to separate fragments of gold from the rock or earth.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County re-issued its warning that mildly toxic blue-green algae has built up to dangerous levels surrounding the David Boat Ramp.

Water Quality Report: Blue-green algae is on the move

Water laden with blue-green algae is being released from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River to lower the lake level going into the heart of hurricane season in September. That often coincides with blue-green algae blooms upriver like this one at the Davis Boat Ramp, which is the topic of an ongoing Florida Department of Health alert.

Sen. Hukill's revisions to the House spending plan come before the Senate Friday.

State Lawmakers Working On Watered Down Tax Plan

Florida senators took up the House’s spending plan Thursday to hash out a number of proposed tax cuts.

In Denmark, S.C., Residents Fight For Clean Water

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three people from Denmark, S.C., who say the water there is making residents sick: Deanna Miller Berry, Eugene Smith and Paula Brown.

Two rare longfin mako sharks were tagged by scientists from the U.S. and Cuba to find out where they traveled and when.

Study Finds Rare Shark Swims Keys Waters

A rare species of shark swims past the Florida Keys, Cuba and the Bahamas as it journeys between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, a new study...

A Russian anti-submarine ship is pictured in Vladivostok, Russia, in April 2009. (AP)

Russia Sending Two Warships Near Syrian Waters

Defense experts say the Russian warships could give the Syrian regime early warning of missile launches, an possibly jam radars and navigational systems.

Native American Burial Site Found In Gulf Waters

EDITOR'S NOTE: After being contacted by a representative of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, WGCU would like to make clear that the second to last sentence…

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