Bureaucratic bungling may delay the start of the vital Everglades Reservoir project
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Florida’s most effective response to the increasing threat of rising sea levels is one that ...
Tag: Lake Okeechobee
Fight brewing over how high to keep Lake Okeechobee
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathers public input on how to operate Lake ...
The water level in Lake Okeechobee is low because there’s been little rain and farmers continue to get a lot of water for irrigation
By Maggy Hurchalla, environmental activist The assertion that Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast has forced the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Florida drought highlights the need to complete the restoration of the Everglades
By Dr. Stephen Davis, Everglades Foundation South Florida experienced record dry conditions during March, with only a quarter of an ...
We should celebrate Earth Day by drafting a Lake Okeechobee plan that will protect the lake and the waterways that depend on it
By Eve Samples, Friends of the Everglades Two years ago, the St. Lucie River was a cesspool. Toxic blue-green algae ...
South Florida Had Its Driest March On Record. Summer Could Be Trouble
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media This story was updated to reflect water restrictions issued on April 10. As a drought ...
Florida governments should enact Rights of Nature laws that will protect the Earth and the people living on it
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network After 50 Earth Days, it is evident that regulatory environmental law is ...
If we treasure the Everglades, we must protect its health the way we are protecting ourselves during the pandemic
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Seven years ago on April 7, when Florida celebrated its first official Everglades Day, people ...
The Legislature must pass bill that would help eliminate harmful algal blooms
Floridians are well-aware of the acute environmental and health problems of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and they are looking to ...
Stop letting Florida agriculture dictate clean-water policy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to make water quality a priority. He started well. At his urging, the Legislature last ...
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