“It was like a neon green slime,” said Christine King, Mariner Cay Marina dockmaster, describing the algae bloom on the water’s surface. “This was the first time I’ve seen it in two years.

The lake in particular has been besieged by nutrient pollution for decades, causing unprecedented blooms of blue-green algae. Also known as cyanobacteria, blue-green algae produce cyanotoxins, which ...

A dozen sea turtles from the St. Augustine area arrived at The Florida Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo Beach on Friday after suffering from being cold-stunned following the recent ...