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The first-of-its kind study is underway to determine what kind of chemicals are being flushed or swept into Tampa Bay, fueling deadly algae blooms and red tide.
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DeSantis promised in 2018 that he would clean up Florida’s toxic algae. The algae are still bloomingWith the state’s waterways swollen and stressed since Hurricane Ian, widespread outbreaks are feared again this summer.
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Soaring numbers can have dire consequences for state waterways battling algae blooms, coral bleaching and fish kills. It also may add powerful fuel to tropical systems that pass through coastal waters during hurricane season.
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Hurricane Ian’s landfall on Sept. 28 last year helped foster a red-tide-a-thon that lasted eight months. Now there have been seven blue-green algae health advisories in Lee County alone since May.
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They're available for efforts that include helping communities address stormwater runoff that causes pollution, and for conserving water.
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In the approval of the largest sum of money dedicated to the environment in any Florida budget, environmentalists say one key action was missed.
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It’s proof that the plume of dirty water flowed from the former phosphate plant and out into the Gulf of Mexico, the study’s authors say.
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What could become the nation's first deep water aquaculture facility in federal offshore waters was first proposed in 2019 and would be located about 45 miles off Sarasota in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Blue-green algae is showing up at several places in Lake Okeechobee and along the Caloosahatchee River.
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Researchers call it ‘sea sawdust,’ and it has a friendly relationship with the organism that causes red tide.
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Sound waves produced by the two ultrasonic buoys will prevent algae from rising to the surface and get the sunlight it needs to grow.
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Army Corps officials say the plan scheduled to begin in June will take another six months after federal environmental officials decided to issue a more rigorous review.