Indian River muck dredging starts
By Kevin Spears February 20, 2017 Orlando Sentinel A determined and costly battle has begun against a sulfurous monster in the Indian River Lagoon, using a massive weapon of muck destruction. ...
Guest column: Now is the time for ‘Buy the land, send it south’
By Mark Perry February 16, 2017 TC Palm Mark Perry, Executive DirectorFlorida Oceanographic Society Lake Okeechobee discharges to the coastal estuaries result in significant economic, public health and environmental damages. ...
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Martin Commission backs Negron’s plan to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges
By Tyler Treadway February 14, 2017 TC Palm By a 4-1 vote Tuesday, Martin County commissioners supported state legislation to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee for a reservoir to help curtail discharges ...
Column: A Mistake by the lake — and how we now have a second chance for our water
By Dan Burkhardt February 14, 2017 Tampa Bay Times] Think of it this way. Seventy-five years ago, your neighbor had three chickens. Over the years one thing led to another, ...
Coastal Everglades, deprived of fresh water, near unhealthy ‘tipping point’
By Jenny Staletovitch February 13, 2017 Miami Herald SHARK RIVER At the bottom of the Everglades along the mouth of the Shark River, a towering mangrove forest stands in a ...
Fix the Everglades? Don’t listen to Sugar’s lobbyists
(Uncredited) February 10, 2017 Orlando Sentinel The Florida Legislature is likely to be divided this session between North and South Florida. It shouldn’t be. South Florida needs water desperately. What used to ...
Bill calling for reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee filed in state House
By Tyler Treadway February 10, 2017 TC Palm The proposal to build a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to curb disastrous discharges to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers is ...
Investigation: Human waste fertilizes farms, but fuels toxic algae blooms
By Lucas Daprile February 8, 2017 TC Palm The 317-acre farm was covered in a layer 2 feet deep with mountains piled 12 feet high and wet pools turning blue ...