algae blooms

Shellfish growers have long-term concerns about the wastewater pumping from the former Piney Point phosphate plant into the waters of Tampa Bay, including the potential for toxic algae and the reputation of the bay’s water quality.

The 400 manatees that have died is about triple the normal number.

Scientists think they've found a way to starve the cyanobacteria of a key nutrient it needs to grow.

A new study finds that Florida has spent close to $20 million trying to deal with algae blooms over the past 10 years.

Scientists examining this month's fish kill in Biscayne Bay say it follows decades of decline, but it still could have been prevented.

State wildlife officials say a Trichodesmium algal bloom has been lingering off the coast of Southwest Florida the past few weeks.It’s a cyanobacteria…

State health officials are funding a study to explore the relationship between human health and algae bloom toxins. The Florida Department of Health…

A state task force to help determine strategies for researching and mitigating harmful algae blooms met Thursday in St. Petersburg. It’s the first time…

The Associated Press Environmental activists and state environmental officials disagree about how regulations should be used to combat algae blooms in...

It’s 95 degrees. Sunscreen and sweat drips from your forehead. You do a cannonball into a lake to cool off and are greeted by a thick coat of blue-green…

President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill expanding funding in response to toxic algae.

Officials in Florida say dolphins seem to be red tide's latest victims as more than 20 have washed up dead since last week along the state's southwest...