Toxic blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, are contaminating Florida’s lakes, rivers and ponds with potentially deadly poisons. Scientists have linked algae toxins to liver damage and death ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Inside an air-conditioned lab in southwest Florida floats a summer scourge. “They've been around, we think, three and a half billion years,” said Dr. Barry Rosen, a professor at The ...

DESTIN, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Kell-Aire Lake in Destin. The alert is in response ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) cautions the public of the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Lake Sue (S. Shore). The alert is in ...

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 ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – According to a health alert from the Florida Department of Health, harmful blue-green algae toxins have been detected in the St. Johns River near Racy Point. The alert follows a ...

Florida Department of Health in Martin County reports case of harmful algae. It's in Lake Okeechobee near Southwest Kanner Highway and Southwest Conners Highway. Algae is common in Florida’s ...

Tell us about your experiences with red tide and blue-green algae as we report on water quality in the Sunshine State. Zachary T. Sampson is an investigative reporter. He can be reached at ...