LORI aims to solve the problem of Lake Okeechobee dumping massive amounts of mud, muck and sediments into the St. Lucie River ...

Huge green blooms now regularly infest much of Lake Okeechobee’s 730-square-mile surface during the summer, producing toxic vapors and waterborne poisons potent enough to kill pets, or send their ...

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is already half full with toxic algae, and the bloom will only grow. Fumes from the algae can cause several health complications, like lung infections. Climate warming and ...

"Everybody is upset about the water quality in the Lake (Okeechobee), but no one really has an answer. This has worked from ...

The Ortona Lock and Dam, a structure on the Caloosahatchee River in Florida that was built for navigation and flood control; algae on Lake Okeechobee and along the shore; the Northshore Park Watershed ...

PORT MAYACA, Fla. — Buckle up: it could be a rough summer. At least, that's what Mark Perry, the executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society is forecasting. According to the latest report ...

Florida health officials warn of blue-green algae toxins in Lake Okeechobee, advising against contact with affected water.

Spring is the time of year when the Caloosahatchee River needs water most from Lake Okeechobee, and pulse releases are ongoing to feed the river's delicate estuary. But Okeechobee releases may slow ...

Intense heat battered Floridians this summer like never before. The Northern Hemisphere experienced its warmest summer on record. Combined with hurricane season, the intense heat brought algae blooms ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River have stopped after toxic algae was spotted at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam. Over the last 37 days, more than ...

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