Fueled by nitrogen-rich warm waters, rust tide algae are suffocating fish and shellfish as they command evermore territory in the Great South Bay, the Long Island Sound and the Peconic Bay.

MIDDLE ISLAND, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – It could be unpleasant to swim in some bodies of water around Long Island this holiday weekend. Over-blooming algae has left many beach goers being greeted by "rust ...

Some 70% of the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island has been closed to non-essential visitors in response to a recurrence of the plant disease myrtle rust. Myrtle rust, native to South America, was ...

GLOUCESTER -- The lack of a year-round water supply for Rust Island welled up during public comments at the City Council meeting Tuesday. Residents of the small island neighborhood located along Route ...