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Scientists on Florida’s blue green algae task force began the daunting task this week of trying to craft recommendations for how to fix the state’s…
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Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida's waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.
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Could algae, the fish-killing bane of Lake Okeechobee and Florida’s coastal waters, actually become a valuable state product? Think orange juice, except…
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Reducing harmful nutrients in state waters, through moves such as more monitoring and staffing, is an expected short-term goal of a new task force set up…
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In the war over water management, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast is tired of being the loser.In a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week, Mast, a…
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South Florida water managers dove into Everglades restoration in back to back meetings this week.On Wednesday, they got a crash course on the complex…
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President Donald Trump is visiting Lake Okeechobee on Friday. The trip to the troubled lake comes as top Republican leaders in the state say the…
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Lake Okeechobee may be a natural feature of the Florida landscape, but politics also come into play when it comes to it. More than $1 billion of federal…
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With clear skies and breezy winds, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) revealed its newest invention Tuesday at Pahokee Marina, in the southern half of Lake…
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Building the reservoir to cut Lake Okeechobee discharges is now federal law.President Donald Trump signed the federal Water Resources Development Act…
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A project intended to help address blue-green algae outbreaks took a major step forward Wednesday as the U.S. Senate passed a bill that includes a…
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Florida is waiting on Congress to authorize two efforts that could help address algal blooms plaguing the state's coastal and inland waterways.Read more:…