Proposed Legislation To Stop Toxic Algae
Congressman Brian Mast has proposed new legislation that would add a priority for the health and safety of people receiving the discharges from Lake Okeechobee on both Florida coasts. The ...
State Board Approves Tax-Free Bonds for Brightline’s Phase 2
From the Palm Beach Post: The Despite strong opposition from officials in the Treasure Coast, the board of the Florida Development Finance Corp. unanimously signed off on a $1.75 billion ...
Area Beaches Back Open; Toxic Algae Clean-Up Begins
From WPTV: Algae Clean-Up Underway in Martin County Watch how the algae is vacuumed up at Central Marine in Stuart https://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/algae-cleanup-underway
A Brightline Stop on The Treasure Coast?
Breaking News: The Palm Beach Post reports that the Brightline rail service is considering one or more stops on the Treasure Coast. Martin County, Brightline Train Heading North Through Deerfield ...
State officials must strengthen environmental policies to solve algae crisis
Guest Column by Gary GoForth, Environmental Engineer Through recent changes in environmental policies, the state of Florida has failed to protect the health of its citizens, the environment and regional ...
Research Shows Toxic Algae Toxicity Levels May Be Higher Than Reported
Under-reported toxins in St. Lucie River algae blooms a health hazard, researchers say By Tyler Treadway, Treasure Coast Newspapers Under-reporting the toxicity of blue-green algae blooms can lead to people ...
Martin County Provides Resource to Request Algae Removal
WPTV Reports that the algae removal process in Martin County will begin on Thursday: MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. - Martin County officials were hoping to start cleaning algae out of local ...
Local Water Activists Featured in Weather Channel Toxic Algae Video
Guardian Board Advisor Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch and Florida Oceanographic Society's Mark Perry are both featured in this video produced by The Weather Channel about the 2016 Toxic Algae outbreak. Since this ...
Toxic blue-green algae blooms in St. Lucie River targeted by Martin County
From Tyler Treadway, tcpalm.com Martin County plans to start two algae-fighting projects — one to get rid of blooms and one to keep them from reaching the St. Lucie River ...