Lake Okeechobee

The Weather Channel: 2 Florida Counties Added to Algae Bloom Emergency

2 Florida Counties Added to Algae Bloom Emergency; Government Reducing Water Releases From Lake Okeechobee By Eric Chaney Published on weather.com July 1, 2016 Florida Gov. Rick Scott Thursday added ...

Maggy Hurchalla: Don’t dismiss dangers of algae in our waterways

By Maggy Hurchalla Guest Column for TC Palm June 27, 2016 No one wants to be Chicken Little. The sky wasn't falling. The silly bird panicked over a little acorn. ...

Algae alerts now in Martin and St. Lucie counties

By Elliott Jones of TCPalm June 26, 2016 Martin and St. Lucie County officials are appealing to state officials to test the water at local beaches after swimmers were warned ...

Editorial: Indian River Lagoon’s tragic history is poised to repeat itself

By the TC Palm Editorial Board June 16, 2016 Has anything really changed? This is the question Treasure Coast residents are asking as they brace for a potential repeat of ...

TC Palm Guest Column by Mike Holliday: How to end the cycle of destruction in our estuaries

By Mike Holliday - May 26, 2016 Florida's estuaries are under siege. At no time in our history has there been such a distinct collapse of our waterways as what ...

POINT OF VIEW: State must lead to solve region’s polluted-water crisis

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | Palm Beach Post Robert Moher, Naples Written By: ROBERT MOHER, NAPLES Even if dike improvements were expedited, polluted-water discharges would occur. The fact is, lake ...

Indian River County considers ways to reduce nitrogen pollutants from entering lagoon

By Colleen Wixon of TCPalm INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Treat stormwater before it flows into the Indian River Lagoon or expand the county sewer system to reduce the number of ...

‘Glades in peril due to failures by Feds and Florida

BY MAGGY HURCHALLA In 2000, Florida and the U.S. government held hands and pledged eternal partnership. It had to be eternal because saving the Everglades will take a generation. The ...

The Guardians of Martin County participate in Washington DC Hearing on Contaminated Waters

Representatives from The Guardians of Martin County spent two days in Washington DC in early October 2013 to attend hearings on the water crisis. To read the article about the ...