Guest column: Water from Lake O must go south
By Mark Perry, Florida Oceanographic Society October 2, 2016 TC Palm Mark Perry, Executive DirectorFlorida Oceanographic Society We are now at 247 days of constant discharges from Lake Okeechobee, totaling more ...
St. Lucie River conditions are right for bloom to be toxic blue-green algae
By Tyler Treadway September 29, 2016 TC Palm St. Lucie River conditions are right to feed another round of blue-green algae blooms, but don't expect to see — or smell — a repeat of ...
The Fix to our water crisis is complicated but doable
By Roger Williams September 28, 2016 Florida Weekly IT’S THE YEAR OF WATER IN FLORIDA. Unprecedented winter floods swept into Lake Okeechobee from the north, cascading into the delicate estuaries ...
U.S. House signs off on key Everglades work
BY JENNY STALETOVICH September 28, 2016 Miami Herald The Florida Everglades The U.S. House passed its version of a major water bill Wednesday, clearing the way for a big chunk ...
Editorial: Rick Scott’s positive move for openness
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board September 27, 2016 Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott's order to require the public to be told of any pollution incidents within 24 hours is ...
Gil Smart: More development coming; how will we handle it?
By Gil Smart September 23, 2016 TC Palm There's a new report out projecting that by 2070, Florida's population will hit 33.7 million. That is, 15 million more people than ...
Lake Okeechobee pollutes St. Lucie River with 1.1 billion gallons a day
By Tyler Treadway September 22, 2016 TC Palm With Lake Okeechobee water levels too high and rising, polluted discharges to the St. Lucie River will increase to more than 1.1 billion gallons a ...
This “Done Deal” is coming UNDONE!
For more than two years All Aboard Florida has made every effort to convince the public that its rail project is unstoppable. Many in the media have even called for ...
All Aboard Florida slighted Martin County by failing to look west
By Lisa Broadt September 21, 2016 TC Palm Federal and state agencies soon will receive a new suggested route for All Aboard Florida, one which would skirt Martin County yet still cut through ...