Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida is receiving $10 million in funding for the purpose of finding technologies to fight off toxic algae, reported WPTV. The ...

Health officials in Hardee County are urging locals to stay clear of the Peace River near Lake Branch Road following the ...

Toxic blue-green algae spread across Florida’s largest freshwater lake has become so huge that can be spotted from outer space. The algae grew to cover 420 square miles of Lake Okeechobee on 4 July, ...

A massive algae bloom stretches for miles in the Caloosahatchee with experts IDing a strain linked to grave illness. Drought, pollution likely to blame.

Health officials are warning of toxic blue-green algae blooms in the upriver Caloosahatchee in Southwest Florida. Contact ...

Officials have issued a health warning after a harmful algae bloom was detected in a Florida lake. A statement from the Palm Beach County Health Department said water samples taken from Lake ...

Nutrients from fertilizers and animal waste can move from Florida farms to waterways, fueling harmful algal blooms. But assessing farms’ nutrient pollution – and gauging the success of the state’s ...

Florida's coast has been in the grips of a toxic red tide over the past few months that has killed thousands of fish, decimated seagrasses, and wiped out large numbers of other marine animals like ...

Florida’s coastline remains in a state of cautious observation this week as environmental monitors tracked the presence of Karenia brevis, the organism behind the state's infamous red tide. While the ...

The "vile"-smelling, "guacamole-thick" algae is keeping beach-goers away. — -- What officials have called "unprecedented" toxic algae blooms in some of southern Florida's beaches and waterways is ...

Florida health officials warn not to swim, wade, boat in or eat fish from Lake Washington, or let your dog sip the water. The Florida Department of Health in Brevard issued a health alert Monday about ...