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Palm City Rep. Brian Mast says algae outbreaks should be treated by the federal government like responses to other natural disasters, such as hurricanes.

The week-long water advisory has been lifted in the city of West Palm Beach and surrounding areas, addressing community gun violence and healing trauma, and the rise of migrants being intercepted by the Coast Guard.

Hundreds of thousands of residents in Palm Beach County are facing a water advisory. Plus, a look at the 2021 hurricane season and former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh is out with a new book.

As algae blooms across Florida worsen, the state has tightened rules for using biosolids created from treated sewage that contain nutrients fueling the blooms. Environmentalists say the rules continue to ignore a loophole for more treated sewage that makes up about 40% of the state's waste.

A state task force appointed to advise lawmakers on Florida’s toxic algae problems is considering a toxic algae water quality standard.

Updated May 7 at 12:30 p.m.As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathers public input on how to operate Lake Okeechobee once it finishes $1.8 billion in…

A state task force examining ways to fix Florida’s dirty water narrowed its recommendations on Monday by suggesting tighter rules for septic tanks and…

Scientists on Florida’s blue green algae task force began the daunting task this week of trying to craft recommendations for how to fix the state’s…