Posts Tagged ‘Algae blooms’
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…
Read MoreEditorial: Pass this bill to help restore the Everglade
MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD September 12, 2016 The Senate is tantalizingly close to approving legislation that energizes the decades-long effort to restore the well-being of the Florida Everglades. This is…
Read MoreCancer-causing chemicals will go nicely with toxic algae, flesh-eating bacteria
Fred Grimm August 18, 2016 Miami Herald Such auspicious timing. Rick’s gang at the state Environmental Regulations Commission could hardly have picked a more gruesome year to loosen restrictions on…
Read MoreMartin County leaders worry new algae bloom could be as bad as the first one this summer
By Jacqulyn Powell August 16, 2016 WPTV MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – Martin County officials are keeping a close eye on a new algae growth showing up in several spots in the…
Read MoreSugar farmers struggle to meet Everglades pollution limit
By Jenny Staletovich August 9, 2016 Miami Herald Farmers in the Everglades just barely met the legal requirement for cutting pollution in water over the last year. According to figures…
Read MoreBig Agriculture choking our waterways
By Brion Blackwelder, Marc Yaggi August 8, 2016 Sun-Sentinel Shocking images of guacamole-like toxic algae in Florida focused national attention on how something that sounds innocuous — nutrient pollution —…
Read MoreReport: Half of Florida lakes’ surface have ‘elevated’ algae levels
By Jim Waymer August 5, 2016 Florida Today Florida waters are growing greener, saltier and more toxic in some parts, according to a new report on the state’s waters. The…
Read MoreMaxwell: Florida’s water woes are bad and getting worse. Do you care?
By Scott Maxwell August 2, 2016 Orlando Sentinel A few weeks ago, Florida made national news for being coated in thick, green, toxic algae. It looked like a river of…
Read MoreAnother massive algae bloom begins in Martin County
BY JANA ESCHBACH CBS12 August 1, 2016 STUART (CBS12) — It’s been only a few days since a full moon high tide washed away a foot-deep sludge of toxic algae…
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