Lake Okeechobee draining increasing, despite algae risks
By Andy Reid September 15, 2016 Sun Sentinel More Lake Okeechobee draining is planned to lessen South Florida flooding risks, despite concerns about fueling toxic algae blooms in Stuart and ...
Editorial: $870 million spent on Herbert Hoover Dike, but no relief for estuaries
By the TC Palm Editorial Board September 1, 2016 TC Palm The Army Corps of Engineers is in no hurry to revise its water regulation schedule for Lake Okeechobee. Though ...
Army Corps: Dike rehab won’t decrease Lake Okeechobee discharges
By Tyler Treadway August 31, 2016 TC Palm The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finalized a plan for completing rehabilitation work on the Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee. ...
Will current restoration projects sustain Florida?
By John Cassani August 29, 2016 Tallahassee Democrat Public land ownership, including the perceived need to secure more land south of Lake Okeechobee to reduce destructive flows of polluted water to ...
Joe Negron’s plan to reduce Lake Okeechobee discharges faces challenges
By Isadora Rangel August 24, 2016 TC Palm A plan to reduce Image from flsenate.gov Lake Okeechobee discharges received much praise from Treasure Coast elected officials and environmental activists, but ...
Sugar farmers struggle to meet Everglades pollution limit
By Jenny Staletovich August 9, 2016 Miami Herald Farmers in the Everglades just barely met the legal requirement for cutting pollution in water over the last year. According to figures ...
Joe Negron says he’ll push for funding to buy land south of Lake O
By JENNA BUZZACCO-FOERSTER July 9, 2016 Florida Politics Calls to send the water south of appear to have been heard. Senate President Designate Joe Negron announced Tuesday he planned to push ...
Another massive algae bloom begins in Martin County
BY JANA ESCHBACH CBS12 August 1, 2016 STUART (CBS12) — It’s been only a few days since a full moon high tide washed away a foot-deep sludge of toxic algae ...
Slimy Green Beaches May Be Florida’s New Normal
By Laura Parker PUBLISHED JULY 27, 2016 National Geographic The guacamole-thick algae that fouled both coasts earlier in July will likely be a regular occurrence for the Sunshine State. Here’s ...