Video: What is sargassum?
This bite-sized video provides information on sargassum seaweed and its impact on Florida's beaches.
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Research shows threat to Florida’s drinking water
A new analysis from Food & Water Watch reveals that Florida’s water systems are at risk of flood-related disruptions
Waterlogged and contaminated: In rural Florida, locals suspect a mining company is to blame for their flooding troubles
Residents are trying to connect the dots between hurricanes, high radium levels and a mineral mining giant next door.
Water recycling is paramount for space missions − an environmental engineer explains how the International Space Station does it
To make human missions to Mars possible, NASA estimates spacecraft must reclaim at least 98% of the water used on ...
Building a sustainable water supply for Florida
The era of relying upon increased withdrawals of inexpensive fresh groundwater is over in Florida,
FEMA funding important for expanding infrastructure needs
The need for water infrastructure and resilience projects will only increase alongside Florida's rapid growth.
UF expert: While hurricanes are on your mind, get your septic system inspected
About 2 million Florida homes – or about 30% of the state’s residents – rely on septic to treat wastewater.
Science, not stridence, solves our water problems
Runoff that is often polluted by sewage has impacted many Florida water bodies, causing algae blooms.
Florida ‘should be ground zero for the blue economy in the United States’ – State Rep. Kelly Skidmore discusses efforts to promote marine industries
Rep. Skidmore, D-Boca Raton, talks about the benefits of the newly established Office of Ocean Economy in this Q&A.
New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal
The new rules require utilities to drastically slash greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants or close them down.