Posts Tagged ‘St. Lucie River’
We can’t afford not to build Everglades ag area reservoir
By Eric Eikenberg November 3, 2016 TC Palm Much has been made of the devastating environmental effects of toxic discharges of Lake Okeechobee water into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie…
Read MoreEditorial: State agency should conduct routine testing of Treasure Coast waterways
Editoral Board October 27, 2016 TC Palm What you can’t see could hurt you. This simple truth underscores the importance of routine testing for toxins in the St. Lucie River and…
Read MoreWhen will Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River end?
By Tyler Treadway October 18, 2016 TC Palm Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River could decrease again Friday, but likely won’t stop yet. At a conference call Tuesday…
Read MoreGuest column: Confluence of crises in Florida
By Wayne Mills October 12, 2016 TC Palm If things weren’t bad enough with sea level rise flooding South Florida on high tides and especially full moons, the Zika virus, toxic algal…
Read MoreSt. 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreLake 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 MoreLake Okeechobee draining increasing, despite algae risks
By Andy Reid September 15, 2016 Sun Sentinel More Lake Okeechobee draining is planned to lessen South Florida flooding risks, despite concerns about fueling toxic algae blooms in Stuart and…
Read MoreArmy Corps: Dike rehab won’t decrease Lake Okeechobee discharges
By Tyler Treadway August 31, 2016 TC Palm The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finalized a plan for completing rehabilitation work on the Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee.…
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