Guest column: Confluence of crises in Florida
By Wayne Mills October 12, 2016 TC Palm The state seal of Florida If things weren't bad enough with sea level rise flooding South Florida on high tides and especially full moons, ...
Miami-Dade County Bans Fracking, Citing Multiple Environmental Concerns
By Kate Stein October 10, 2016 WLRN Fracking is now banned in Miami-Dade County, thanks to an ordinance passed unanimously last Wednesday by county commissioners. The process captures natural gas ...
New mystery entity pushes local governments to oppose Negron’s Everglades reservoir plan
By Bruce Richie October 4, 2016 Politico TALLAHASSEE — A shadowy entity created last month is asking local governments in North Florida to pass resolutions opposing Sen. Joe Negron's Everglades ...
Hurricane Matthew threatens to test Lake Okeechobee’s dike
By Andy Reid October 4, 2016 Sun Sentinel Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee Inspectors are checking Lake Okeechobee's troubled dike and water managers are draining canals out to sea ...
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 ...