Posts Tagged ‘Indian River Lagoon’
Analysis: EAA farmers refuse to sell land for Lake O discharges plan
By Isadora Rangel February 6, 2017 TC Palm A bill to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges hit a roadblock the day before its first hearing as 14 landowners announced Monday they…
Read MorePort St. Lucie seeks $8 million for McCarty Ranch water farm
By Tyler Treadway January 3, 2017 TC Palm PORT ST. LUCIE — City officials see acres and acres of overgrown citrus groves as a way of helping save the St. Lucie…
Read MoreEverglades dolphins have record-high mercury levels, FIU study shows
By Tyler Treadway December 26, 2016 TC Palm Dolphins in the Everglades and the Indian River Lagoon are sending us a warning about how mercury accumulates in their bodies and…
Read MoreThe Guardians of Martin County Present A New Path To Clean Water
This clean water flowing through the Everglades is not only beautiful, it also holds the key to our survival as Floridians. Florida is facing a potential water crisis due to…
Read MoreEditorial: Despite awful year, there’s hope for Indian River Lagoon
By the TC Palm Editorial Board December 7, 2016 TC Palm This year has been a disaster for the Indian River Lagoon — especially the southern section, which was ravaged by…
Read MoreIndian River Lagoon delegation in Tallahassee under discussion
from tcpalm.com, story by Isadora Rangel Lawmakers are having talks about creating an Indian River Lagoon delegation in the Florida House to help come up with solutions to clean the…
Read MoreTrump threat to abolish EPA could affect Indian River Lagoon
By Tyler Treadway November 16, 2016 TC Palm Treasure Coast environmentalists hope campaign promise won’t become presidential action Candidate Donald Trump made statements, including a threat to abolish the Environmental…
Read MoreEditorial: State agency should conduct routine testing of Treasure Coast waterways
Editoral Board October 27, 2016 TC Palm What you can’t see could hurt you. This simple truth underscores the importance of routine testing for toxins in the St. Lucie River and…
Read MoreThe Riverkeeper: Just a Florida Man Trying to Save Waterways From Toxic Algae
By Meredith Rutland Bauer October 17, 2016 Motherboard Marty Baum jumped on a friend’s boat, his phone blowing up with frantic phone calls from fishermen. Forty square miles of catfish,…
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