Toxic algae can be harmful to pets and people, especially those who are elderly, immunocompromised or have underlying health ...

Florida DOH office in Indian River County issued a health advisory May 30 for a toxic algae bloom in a Fellsmere lake.

Chemical’s infiltration of Central Florida tap water explored in Part 1 of Orlando Sentinel’s ‘Toxic Secret’ series | Key findings ...

Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including ...

Toxic algae in a part of Lake Okeechobee that's in Martin County prompted a June 27 Florida Department of Health water ...

Here's why you keep hearing about the 'red tide' hitting Florida beaches The toxic Karenia brevis algae has returned to the Gulf Coast for another year, killing fish and causing health problems in ...

Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows ...

Beach Toxic algae killing fish in Florida prompts health warnings for humans, pets: 'Respiratory effects' Red tide, a harmful toxin-producing algal bloom, has resulted in fish kills in Southwest ...

In April 2021, a leak in one of the ponds set off an environmental scare, forcing the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to authorize the release of 215 million gallons of water into ...

For thousands of years, Lake Okeechobee pumped life into Florida’s swampy interior. Summer rains swelled the shallow inland sea, creating seasonal overflows that sustained the Everglades and its ...

Walter Smith II was shocked to see water pooling past his ankles on a street in Progress Village where his father lived, so he took a picture. Some five or six years ago, Smith was passing through ...

'A toxic source for hundreds of years' Despite a 1990 agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (now Protection) requiring the Colliers to clean it up and provide water to ...