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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection says an algal bloom in the St. Lucie River near the southern part of the Indian River Lagoon is not…
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Fertilizer bans start Wednesday in the five-county region of the Indian River Lagoon.The bans also apply in nearly all of the region’s…
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Scientists have been watching a large toxic algal bloom in Lake Okeechobee.They worry the bloom could spread from the state’s largest lake through…
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Rockledge is getting additional funding to remove 143 septic tanks from near the Indian River Lagoon.The septic tanks are among some 300,000 estimated to…
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Water quality in the Indian River Lagoon is slowly improving after “brown tide” algae killed thousands of fish in March in the Banana River near Marritt…
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The Indian River Lagoon stretches about 156 miles along the Florida's east coast. And it's where Laurilee Thompson has her earliest memories. “I had a...
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Scientists are worried about the the rate at which bottlenose dolphins are washing up on Florida beaches, victims of mass die-offs that appear unrelated.…
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Florida's Indian River lagoon is a rich estuary, home to dolphins, manatees and turtles. But in recent months, it has become clear that something is wrong. Scientists and government officials blame water discharges from Lake Okeechobee and an upswing in pollution.
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After 112 manatees, 52 dolphins and 300 pelicans died in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, researchers began looking for answers. One found a concoction of…
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Researchers are alarmed by a massive uptick in death rates of dolphins, manatees and pelicans in the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s east coast, the…