Indian River Lagoon habitat restoration efforts are working to reverse decades of environmental decline in Brevard County.

July Is San Diego’s Driest Month, according to precipitation data compiled since the year 1850. On average, only four ...

More information: Christopher Keneally et al, Microbial ecology in hypersaline coastal lagoons: A model for climate-induced coastal salinisation and eutrophication, Earth-Science Reviews (2025 ...

For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared a "no-discharge zone" (NDZ) in a Florida aquatic ...

"Mangroves were removed from the site without obtaining the required environmental permits," stormwater inspector Travious Major wrote in his June 5 report, adding he saw an "illicit discharge" of ...

Clearing mangrove trees without permission is a first-degree misdemeanor, and could be punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both. According to the Florida Department of ...

Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) -- close to large urban centers and without waste and sewage treatment systems -- are among the most affected ...

A professor of ocean sciences at UC Santa Cruz, Lamborg has students characterize the biology, chemistry, geology, and physics of Younger Lagoon Reserve over the course of a quarter. The 72-acre ...

The Department of Environmental Protection and Indian River County are investigating illegal mangrove-clearing and Indian River Lagoon water pollution. In 2023, Sandpiper Bay Resort in Port St. Lucie ...

Scripps coastal oceanographer Sarah Giddings oversees the first dye release at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon. Photo: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego . Rivers and estuaries play an important role in delivering ...