Algae Again Threatens Indian River Lagoon
By The Associated Press March 4, 2018 ABC News Scientists are seeing concerning levels of algae this year in Florida's Indian River Lagoon, just two years after massive blooms led to the ...
Reduce Lake O Discharges by 90%
Jay O’Laughlin, Ph.D. At a recent meeting of the Rivers Coalition, Guardians Board member and principal water policy analyst, Jay O’Laughlin, Ph.D., outlined a Guardians plan to reduce Lake Okeechobee ...
Don’t Set Up Everglades Reservoir For Failure
By Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board Feburary 27, 2018 TC Palm For years, local residents have demanded an end to damaging discharges from Lake Okeechobee, imploring water managers figure out a ...
Poor Health of Lake O Could Cause Algae Crisis
By Alex Hagan February 20, 2018 WPTV Scientists believe Hurricane Irma wiped out the vegetation that grows in Lake Okeechobee. So what does that mean when discharges into the estuaries potentially resume? ...
New Lawsuit Filed Involving Brightline Trains
Indian River & Martin Counties, along with CARE FL (Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida) have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad ...
Is Treasure Coast ready for 110 mph trains? Not even close
By Rich Campbell January 31, 2018 TC Palm (Excerpt) Everyone agrees it's just plain stupid to try and beat the train. That said, it's easy to envision circumstances in our ...
Stuart News Guest Column: Let’s discuss the third rail of Everglades restoration
By Jay O'Laughlin, Ph.D. Jay O’Laughlin is professor emeritus at the University of Idaho and lives in Hobe Sound. He is a board member and writes water policy position statements ...
Take Survey Thru 2/16 Before Brightline Jams Our Waterways
NOTE: This survey ended on February 16, 2018 https://www.tinyurl.com/coastguardstudy Brightline's plan to run trains through the Treasure Coast is approaching and the time for action is NOW. The U.S. Coast ...
Lake O Discharges Were 30 Percent More than Reported
Lake Okeechobee discharges to St. Lucie River were 30 percent more than Army Corps reported By Tyler Treadway January 25, 2018 TC Palm The 2017 Lake Okeechobee discharges were worse ...