Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening ...

Algae blooms make a pond's surface shine in mesmerizing green hues. But if the microorganisms responsible are cyanobacteria, ...

I am writing to bring attention to a serious issue that faces Lake County. For the past decade, there have been occasions in which local water quality has been compromised. These include the 2021 ...

Pollution from fertilizer runoff in coastal waters is a bigger problem than many people realize. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to shrink the affected areas in the Gulf of Mexico by 2035, ...

Florida town officials say ‘an unusual number’ of fish ‘suffocated underwater’ due to fertilizer - Photos showed dozens of dead fish floating in Buccaneer Lagoon, a small waterway in Fort Myers Beach ...

Recently the Duval County Health Department issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae in the St. Johns River. The cause of the bloom has been attributed to excess nutrients in the river, ...

Lake Norman is looking more colorful these days. Bright green, deep red and milky blue algae is blooming in northern parts of the lake — but these bright colors don’t bring good news. More than 80 ...