algae bloom

U.S. to Release Damning Climate Report as Trump Ignores Science

U.S. to Release Damning Climate Report as Trump Ignores Science

The U.S. government will release a major climate report on Friday afternoon that could be very inconvenient for President Trump, who seems as clueless as ever about the global phenomenon and continues to push coal and other planet-warming fossil fuels. But environmentalists, climate experts and others have pointed out that the critical warning from 13 […]

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    What Is Causing Florida’s Algae Crisis? 5 Questions Answered

    What Is Causing Florida’s Algae Crisis? 5 Questions Answered

    By Karl Havens Editor’s note: Two large-scale algae outbreaks in Florida are killing fish and threatening public health. Along the southwest coast, one of the longest-lasting red tide outbreaks in the state’s history is affecting more than 100 miles of beaches. Meanwhile, discharges of polluted fresh water from Lake Okeechobee and polluted local runoff water […]

    Nearly 300 Sea Turtles Dead as Red Tide Plagues Southwest Florida

    Nearly 300 Sea Turtles Dead as Red Tide Plagues Southwest Florida

    Hundreds of sea turtles have washed up dead along the southwest Florida coast as an ongoing red tide event persists in the waters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has logged 287 sea turtle deaths since the virulent algal bloom started in October, the Associated Press reported. That figure is twice the average number […]

    Hundreds of Sea Turtles Found Dead Off El Salvador and No One Knows Why

    Hundreds of Sea Turtles Found Dead Off El Salvador and No One Knows Why

    Between 300 to 400 dead sea turtles were found floating seven nautical miles off the Jiquilisco Bay Biosphere Reserve in El Salvador, the country’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) tweeted yesterday. The majority of the creatures were already decomposing when they were found, the ministry said. The species was not revealed. “We don’t […]

    More Chemicals Allowed in Florida Waterways, Toxic Algae Blooms Continue to Spread Across State

    More Chemicals Allowed in Florida Waterways, Toxic Algae Blooms Continue to Spread Across State

    Florida regulators voted to approve new water quality standards that would increase the amount of carcinogenic toxins allowed in Florida’s waterways. The Environmental Regulation Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a proposal by state regulators that would set new standards on 39 chemicals not currently regulated by the Sunshine State and revise regulations on 43 […]

    Mysterious Green Foam Bubbles Up From Sewer in Utah

    Mysterious Green Foam Bubbles Up From Sewer in Utah

    A mysterious green foam that looks like it was taken straight out of Ghost Busters, emerged from a street vent in an Utah town. ICYMI: Utah County Investigating Weird Green Foam Bubbling Out of Sewer https://t.co/oT2dl27JY1 pic.twitter.com/e3LpYHYj54 — FoxNewsInsider (@FoxNewsInsider) July 23, 2016 Residents in Bluffdale, Utah, about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City, […]

    Solving Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Bloom Crisis

    Solving Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Bloom Crisis

    By Codi Kozacek A year after the most intense bloom of toxic algae on record engulfed Lake Erie, the lake is set to get a reprieve this summer. Federal forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict this year’s bloom will register a 5.5 in severity, about half the level recorded last year and […]

    Sea Shepherd, Pamela Anderson Team Up to Investigate Salmon Farming Industry

    Sea Shepherd, Pamela Anderson Team Up to Investigate Salmon Farming Industry

    Farmed salmon is an industry shrouded in secrecy, producing more questions than answers and threatening the native salmon population, according to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Operation Virus Hunter. Sea Shepherd along with biologist Alexandra Morton and actor/activist Pamela Anderson—Sea Shepherd’s board chairman—are behind the new campaign to investigate the lawfulness of salmon farming. Morton, as […]