Contamination fuels algae blooms and wreaks havoc. Our investigation pinpointed alarming chemical levels in nearly 1 in 4 ...

Water testing is underway for Lake Monroe and Lake George, and the Florida Department of Health is advising people to take precautions.

This map shows whether any red tide or blue-green algae have been reported across Florida. Having problems seeing the map? Open in a new browser. Yes, it can be. K. brevis produces brevetoxins ...

Nutrient pollution from the discharge fueled a deadly red tide that killed dozens of Florida manatees. Lake Okeechobee experiences the most widespread and sustained blue-green algae blooms, but ...

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) cautions the public of the presence of blue-green algae in Lake Killarney (Killarney Drive). With water sample testing underway, ...

Toxic red algae blooms in Florida have spread to metropolitan counties on the state's east coast, triggering large-scale beach closures and fears of a plunge in the tourist economy. WEST PALM BEACH, ...

Will your next trip to Florida's beaches be filled with stinky seaweed? Here's what to know about sargassum and where it currently is spotted ...

In 2019, after Florida was hit hard by the outbreak of both harmful blue-green algae and red tide, newly elected Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a Blue-Green Algae Task Force consisting of the state ...

Josh Ritchie for The New York Times “It’s like you have spring, you have summer, and you have algae bloom season,” said Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater, a nonpartisan group ...

Florida dolphins are starving to death because of harmful marine algae blooms, researchers have said. In 2013, 8 percent of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon perished.

The dumping of effluent and fertilizer into Florida waters caused a massive bloom of phytoplankton, killing off much of the dolphins' food supply.