water quality

Jacksonville Catholic School Wins U.S. Department of Education Conservation Award

Sydney Boles

Jacksonville’s Christ the King Catholic School is one of 40 schools nationwide to win the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Award. The award…

Florida's Chief Science Officer Tom Frazer.

First Coast

Environmentalists Criticize Fla. Chief Science Officer For Praising Clean Waterways Act

Brendan Rivers

Environmental advocates from around Florida are calling on the state’s chief science officer to walk back his praise for a proposal making its way through…

Jacksonville's Environmental Quality Division Chief Melissa Long explains the Microbe-Lift study at a testing pond in San Marco.

First Coast

Jacksonville Studying Bacteria-Based Technology To Help Clean Up Waterways

Brendan Rivers

Jacksonville is launching a study to see just how effective a bacteria-based technology is at removing nitrogen from water bodies, a leading driver of…

First Coast

Florida Regulators To Update Water Quality Standards

Florida’s Environmental Regulation Commission is set to vote Tuesday on new proposed levels of pollutants in surface water.The Florida Department of…

St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman says the credit trading program does little to alleviate issues like septic tank runoff.

Science

Can A Version Of Cap-And-Trade Reduce Water Pollution? Florida Hopes So

Jessica Palombo

Florida plans to go statewide with a water-quality program that lets polluters partially off the hook if they buy credits for extra cleanup others have...

Community

Would You Drink Yellow Water? St. Augustine Replaces Rusty Pipes

It’s no secret that St. Augustine is old. The city boasts its ancient history and culture, but its infrastructure is also aging. Some of St. Augustine’s…