algal blooms

The Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in the Lake Okeechobee.

The Caloosahatchee project award was part of more than $13.6 million given for innovative technologies and short-term solutions to aid in the prevention, cleanup and mitigation of harmful algal blooms.

Tens of thousands of leaking septic systems are contributing to Southwest Florida’s water-quality woes, sending nutrient-rich fecal matter throughout the region’s shallow water table and porous soils to pollute groundwater, feed outbreaks of blue-green algae, and fuel more intense fish-killing red tides.

We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.

Florida Gulf Coast University announced its first partnership for its new Water School on Thursday. It’s official. Mote Marine Laboratory and FGCU have…

As soon as they could after Hurricane Irma, researchers went out onto Florida Bay to see how the estuary fared after its close encounter with a Category...

A "white blob" of discolored water lingering off the south coast of Sanibel Island since Sunday spurred local conservationists into action, with water…

Toxic algal blooms have been happening more often in the rivers off Lake Okeechobee. One of the main causes is phosphorous runoff from wastewater and…

Rain and hot weather are putting stress on the Indian River Lagoon.

A state plan to protect estuaries by moving excess water north of Lake Okeechobee underground is sparking opposition.The plan is aimed at preventing toxic…