During heavy rains, excess nutrients run into nearby watersheds, where they can feed potentially toxic algae blooms.

Brevard County commissioners will consider renewing a 10-year, ½-cent sales tax to fund the Save Our Indian River Lagoon ...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes of California and Arizona voted to give their namesake waterway the same legal rights as a person.

Brevard County commissioners are moving forward with a voter referendum to renew the ½-cent sales tax for the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Program. The Indian River Lagoon has an estimated economic ...

The personhood designation for the river is part of a broader "rights of nature" movement that aims to bestow new legal ...

It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal ...

A 2024 satellite photo shows an unusually active bloom of toxic cyanobacteria swirling in the water of Nevada's Pyramid Lake.

Nitrogen is a bit of a conundrum. In its gaseous form it's the most abundant element in the atmosphere, but few organisms can ...

In a significant step toward dealing with the persistent harmful algal bloom affecting the South Australian coast, ...

SLEEPY EYE, Minn. — On a quiet, summer day, Laurie Hammerschmidt and her dog Daisy, a 5-year-old boxer, take their routine walk around the shore of Sleepy Eye Lake. “Daisy likes to walk along the ...

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 ...