The News-Press |
Hurricane Irma most dangerous to St. Lucie River if Lake Okeechobee discharges continue
The News-Press … will cause some environmental damage to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers. But if the storm leads to long-term discharges, the damage to both estuaries could be catastrophic, environmentalists on Florida's east and west coasts said Wednesday. |
NBC2 News |
NBC2 Investigators look at nutrients poured into Lake O
NBC2 News The standard set by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is 140 metric tons. "There is a large population cluster at the very headwaters of this problem, and I'm … "The issue that forces water into both east and west coast estuaries is … |
Naples Daily News |
Negron proposes Lake Okeechobee reservoir to stop toxic algae
Sun Sentinel Draining lake water to the east and west protects South Florida from flooding, but that pollution-laden water wipes out fishing grounds near Stuart and Fort Myers and fuels toxic algae blooms that make people sick and scare away tourists. Negron's … Florida Senate leader proposes $ 2B Lake Okeechobee cleanup |
Sun Sentinel |
Lake Okeechobee draining triggers riff between farming towns, coastal communities
Sun Sentinel Draining Lake Okeechobee to protect South Florida towns and sugar cane fields from flooding dumps polluted water into coastal fishing grounds — triggering toxic algae blooms that can kill fish, make people sick and scare away tourists. … To keep … Lake O discharges to remain at current flows |