Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water
Some Florida soils contain phosphorus concentrations more than 10 times above levels sufficient for healthy plant growth.
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Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk
When intensifying heat is coupled with pollution, waterborne bacterial pathogens can multiply.
Farming within Earth’s limits is still possible, but it will take a Herculean effort
If we keep eating and producing food in the same way, we will almost certainly exceed crucial environmental limits.
FAU awarded USDA grant for smart farming breakthrough
This award will support a multi-institutional research project aimed at revolutionizing the future of precision agriculture.
Protecting Tampa Bay means fighting red tide
Red tide can cause respiratory irritation, fish kills and make coastal waters dangerous to swim in.
Manatees’ defenders score a major court victory. But hundreds are still dying
The leaders of the state’s environmental protection efforts can’t drag their heels any longer.
A potential end to ‘forever chemicals’
A thermal treatment technique being developed by University of Miami researchers could help destroy PFAS in soil.
Scientists link a phytoplankton bloom to starving dolphins in Florida
In 2013, 8% of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon died.
Florida: The myth, the reality and the magic
For those of us who have been around awhile, the changes to our water quality and supply are, at the ...
Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition
Manatees are eating less seagrass – traditionally their primary food source – and more algae than in decades past.