Officials advise against swimming at Pine Island Beach because of high bacteria counts. ...more

February 14, 2009

Officials advise against swimming at Pine Island Beach because of high bacteria counts. ...more

February 13, 2009

Bacteria counts are back up again in the waters at Pine Island's Alfred McKethan Park, prompting officials to advise against swimming there. ...more

September 27, 2008

Scientists expect the expanse of lifeless water in the Gulf of Mexico called the Dead Zone to be the largest since measurements began in 1990 and to cover an area the size of Massachusetts. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA - Scientists expect the expanse of lifeless water in the Gulf of Mexico called the Dead Zone will be the largest since measurements started in 1990 and cover an area the size of Massachusetts. ...more

June 12, 2008

The developers of Cypress Creek Town Center have been cleared to do additional earthwork on their mothballed mall site, but only to prevent flooding should the site be hit with heavy rainfall this summer. ...more

May 22, 2008

An abundance of birds may be to blame for this week's warning to stay out of the water at the popular county park here, health officials say. ...more

February 21, 2008

An abundance of birds may be to blame for this week's warning to stay out of the water at the popular county park here, health officials say. ...more

February 20, 2008

Federal scientists think they can link pollution flowing down the Mississippi River to red tide blooms that in recent years have devastated tourism, fishing and other water-related businesses along Florida's Gulf Coast. ...more

November 8, 2007