toxic algae

Tom Frazer, the dean and a professor at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, said the wastewater spill at the phosphate plant could be helping to fuel the outbreak.

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.

A state task force appointed to advise lawmakers on Florida’s toxic algae problems is considering a toxic algae water quality standard.The standard…

Jim Turner / News Service of Florida Experts looking into toxic algae outbreaks that have exploded in state waterways want to know if anyone has a...

A Senate panel moved forward Tuesday with a proposal that would direct $3 million a year to a red-tide research initiative between the state and...

Florida water managers are bracing for a potential water shortage months after massive releases from Lake Okeechobee triggered widespread toxic algae.The…

A project intended to help address blue-green algae outbreaks took a major step forward Wednesday as the U.S. Senate passed a bill that includes a...

Updated 9:18 a.m. Beaches in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties are open again after being shut down due to a red tide outbreak, according to county...

As the impacts of red tide have consumed headlines, the economic and environmental angles have been covered at length. But at ground zero for the toxic...

It was a rough week for Florida's beaches, with a resurgence of red tide on the Gulf Coast and returning feces-related problems in South Florida.

As much of Florida battles water quality issues caused by toxic algae or red tide, a statewide event to highlight the issue is scheduled for Sunday.Hands…

Wildlife officials say more manatees have died in a Florida lagoon plagued by algae and pollution.