Local and state agencies are investigating the cause of a mass fish kill that was discovered in Lake Apopka last weekend. “The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is the lead ...

Researchers detect algae linked to potentially fatal food poisoning in Hervey Bay prompting calls for more rigorous water ...

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas County to northern Monroe County predict variable movement of surface and subsurface waters over the next 3.5 days.

APOPKA, Fla. — Thousands of dead fish have washed up along the shores of Lake Apopka this week, causing alarm among nearby residents and prompting an investigation. Two agencies have collected water ...

The vast majority of the water flowing into the St. Lucie Estuary is from local communities — not Lake Okeechobee.' ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near the following ...

When populations of tiny aquatic organisms called cyanobacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae) explode, their toxic ...

Florida has millions of possibly leaking septic tanks along the shores and banks of our lakes, rivers and streams | Opinion ...

A specialized sponge absorbs pollutants and releases them for reuse—paving the way for cleaner waterways and resource ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

Thousands of dead fish have washed up along the shores of Lake Apopka, alarming nearby residents and prompting an ...