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Blasts making way for EAA Reservoir

“This is the Decade of the Everglades”

Posted by WPTV, News Channel 5 Sep 05, 2021 The Everglades restoration project has entered its second decade and there is hope the project will be complete in the next ...
Blasts making way for EAA Reservoir

Sugar Growers Sue Over EAA Reservoir

WLRN 91.3 FM | By Jenny Staletovich Published August 27, 2021 at 6:57 PM EDT Sugar growers on August 26th, 2021, sued to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from using ...
BlueField Grove

A New Water Farm Could Help the St. Lucie River

Written By Max Chesnes, Treasure Coast Newspapers August 18, 2021 State water managers cut the ribbon Wednesday on Bluefield Grove, a $2.7 million stormwater storage and treatment project in western ...

ACOE Selects New Lake O Management Plan

Written By Max Chesnes, Treasure Coast Newspapers "Two years after the process began, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Monday selected its foundation for a new Lake Okeechobee management plan. It ...

Impact of Burning Sugarcane on Glades Community

The Smoke Comes Every Year.  Sugar Companies Say the Air Is Safe. by Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post, and Ash Ngu and Maya Miller, ProPublica. July 8, 2021 Sugarcane ...

ORCA Receives State Funding for Additional Kilroys to Monitor Water Quality

Written by Sydney Czyzon, Treasure Coast Newspapers June 30, 2021 Two more canals that carry pollution to the Indian River Lagoon will soon be tracked by added Kilroys, thanks to record state ORCA staff ...

Indian River County Settles Lawsuit with Brightline

Story by Jon Shainman, WPTV, News Channel 5 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — Indian River County's court battles with Brightline came to a close Tuesday, June 8th, after a settlement ...
Sea Oats on Jupiter Island

It’s World Ocean Day!

What is World Ocean Day? The purpose of the Day is to share information about the impact of human actions on the ocean and to develop a worldwide movement for ...
Blue-Green Algae Indiantown Boatramp

Environmental Groups and Politicians calling on Corps to stop Lake O discharges

Written by Max Chesnes, Treasure Coast Newspapers Photo: Trapper JohnTimor Powers Park boat launch Indiantown, May 28, 2021 U.S. Rep Brian Mast joined a coalition of Florida environment groups at ...