Author: Jim Waymer, Florida Today

Brevard may only see an inch or two of rain from Idalia, but the mosquitoes after the storm, will raise risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Tropical Storm Idalia will hit during a “supermoon” that heightens tides, increasing risks of beach erosion and hatchling sea turtle deaths

Tests show ‘forever chemicals’ linked with increased risk of certain cancers in Mims and Titusville’s drinking water

A new University of Florida study shows the key to stopping invasive caimans in their tracks is early detection.
      

Scientists suspect extreme heat, rain and dying algae is what killed thousands of fish in Malabar this week.
      

More armadillos? More people? Better reporting? Scientists aren’t sure why Brevard had half of Florida’s leprosy cases since 2012.
      

A new study by Florida Atlantic University points to sewage, not fertilizer, as a key killer of the Indian River Lagoon. But fertilizer bans remain.
      

State wildlife biologists recently published a study, along with other Florida researchers, of a rare ‘almost albino’ blacktip shark.
      

Firefighters used foams to protect buildings from the 1998 wildfires at Kennedy Space Center, leaving cancer-causing compounds in the ground.
      

Brevard Zoo used ‘electrochemotherpy’ to treat a green sea turtle’s tumors. They released the turtle in Indialantic on Wednesday.
      

Scientists say sharks have huge untapped potential as roving oceanographers that could help fill data gaps in hurricane forecast models.

New CDC report: people and animals — including dogs, cattle, and wildlife — are getting sick from toxic algae blooms in lakes and other fresh waters

Florida’s invasive species cause an estimated $179 million in economic losses annually in damage. Which critters are public ecological enemy number 1?
      

On Monday, regional water and natural resources managers celebrated the partnerships that helped dredge muck from the Indian River Lagoon.

Two sea turtles were rescued in Brevard County this week. Their survival now depends upon Brevard Zoo.
      

Brevard Housing Authority faces code violations and state environmental fines for hand sanitizer
      

Conservationists urge beachgoers to be aware of nesting shorebirds along the dunes this July 4 weekend
      

A 2010 study showed 5% of Satellite Beach would be underwater by 2050. The city has since been preparing more than other Florida coastal towns.
      

Floridians can now tap a new online tool to see their flood risk and insurance costs as sea levels are projected to keep rising.

The virus that causes Eastern equine encephalitis is nudging closer to Brevard’s border, with antibodies showing up in sentinel chickens in Orange County.