Water Quality

Protections for some wetlands and streams have been rolled back by the Environmental Protection Agency, under the Trump Administration. The affected areas…

A recent joint study conducted by researchers at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College found over four billion plankton-sized…

This week on Florida Matters we talk about what communities are doing to keep from releasing sewage and other contaminants into our local waterways. Part…

This week on Florida Matters we talk about what communities are doing to keep from releasing sewage and other contaminants into our local waterways. Part…

Florida’s legislative session has been underway for almost a month and there have already been some big changes.We talk with reporters about key issues…

Florida’s legislative session has been underway for almost a month and there have already been some big changes.We talk with reporters about key issues…

Now that newly elected officials have been sworn in, local environmental groups have joined together to host an event to lay out policy that would help...

The group advising Governor-elect Ron Desantis on environmental issues met Monday for the first time. Members focused on water quality and supply.

A new study shows that boating and swimming can make you sick.

Florida Governor Rick Scott is urging lawmakers to put $50 million into repairs for Lake Okeechobee’s Herbert Hoover dike.

Emergency management officials will collect water samples to test for E.coli on Monday in the immediate neighborhood where a sinkhole swallowed two...

Activists are abandoning a federal challenge of Florida’s water quality standards after the Trump Administration refused to step in.