When it comes to pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, everyone has a boogeyman. In a year when a record manatee die-off put lagoon pollution under a microscope, some blame Lake Okeechobee's ...

MERRITT ISLAND — Every day, human waste seeps from thousands of septic tanks toward the Indian River Lagoon. Nitrogen, phosphorus and pathogens in the waste, coupled with high water tables and sandy ...

We've probably all heard the platitude, "It took decades for the lagoon to get this bad; it'll take decades to fix it." Really? When I hear that, I think: "Well, I'll be dead by then!" The current ...

A federal judge ruled May 19 that Florida has to temporarily stop approving new septic tanks in areas near the Northern Indian River Lagoon and plan to start feeding manatees again when they are faced ...

SEBASTIAN, Fla. (CBS12) — After more than a year of back and forth with the Department of Health and Indian River County, a Sebastian sports bar is still at odds over a leaky septic tank. Not only is ...

A judge in May issued an injunction that included a temporary ban on new septic tanks in the Indian River Lagoon area. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven ...

(WSVN) - A wildlife group is taking the state to court over the organization’s efforts at saving manatees in Florida. Bears Warriors United sued the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to ...

TALLAHASSEE — Rep. Randy Fine said when he filed a bill to mandate septic tank inspections as part of real estate sales, he didn't expect it to be controversial. Home buyers and sellers pay for ...

When it comes to pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, everyone has a boogeyman. In a year when a record manatee die-off put lagoon pollution under a microscope, some blame Lake Okeechobee's ...