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Young Black families settled in what is now Whitted in 1886, and their descendants and neighbors there still rely on well water. Now, they know the wells have enough PFAS to trigger health concerns. But change is slow.

Tampa-based manufacturer Refresco voluntarily recalled the contaminated Great Value six-packs of 8-ounce juice bottles after discovering levels of the chemical that exceeded industry standards.

Several people voiced concern Tuesday about 30,000 tons of toxic sludge from Fort Myers that will be dumped in a Polk County landfill. But there's...

High arsenic levels on Pine Island prompted the state to get involved in Lee County's cleanup process. That came out of the most recent County...

Soil samples tested for arsenic on Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve came back “inconclusive.” The soil tests were prompted after high levels of arsenic...

For decades during the 20th Century, the City of Fort Myers dumped lime sludge—a byproduct of the water treatment processes—in Dunbar, a predominately...

Recent groundwater tests on a Lee County conservation property show levels of arsenic 30 times higher than the federal government allows in drinking water.

Not long after an investigative story appeared in the Fort Myers News Press, a “no trespassing” sign appeared on what was once considered public land in...

UPDATED: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 10:36 AM CORRECTION: WGCU originally wrote, "Acquaviva did not return WGCU’s calls for comment," but it should read ...

Ninety percent of all drinking water in Florida comes from wells. So it is a significant concern that a pesticide containing arsenic is still being…