Toxic algae in the C-44 Canal prompted a Florida Department of Health water advisory July 18, four days after the state took a water sample in the western part of Martin County near Lake Okeechobee.

Toxic algae in the north part of the Stick Marsh prompted a July 16 health alert from the Florida Department of Health office in Indian River County. The toxin microcystin level was 0.25 on July 10, ...

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 ...

Jules Leon climbed into a Ford pickup truck fitted with a net, a wheeled crate he calls a “moon buggie” and a defective winch. It was March 18 and Leon was on his way to Redondo Beach — for his third ...

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a powerful new method to detect harmful blue-green algae in freshwater lakes. Their method, which involves advanced mass spectrometry ...

A widespread blue-green algae bloom has been confirmed in Green Lake for the first time. Officials advise against water activities as the algae can be harmful to people and pets. Exposure to the toxic ...

As New Yorkers choked through another day of poor air quality – driven by ongoing Canadian wildfires – another environmental threat looms, this one found in the state’s surface waters. The threat of ...

A team of researchers from Yokohama National University, Japan, have discovered a previously unknown species of marine fungus that can kill harmful, bloom-forming algae. The new species, Algophthora ...

The final weeks of summer weather can prompt pet owners to squeeze in as much outdoor time with their pets as possible, but Alexandra Reddy, a veterinarian with the Virginia-Maryland College of ...

Washoe Lake is under a harmful algal bloom watch advisory, according to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. "Visual and satellite imagery assessments have indicated a possible ...

DOH issued a water advisory about cyanobacteria containing toxic algae. It's in the C-44 Canal in Martin County, north of the Palm Beach County line. The toxin microcystin level was 1.6 parts per ...