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The 4th Annual Dirty River Jam benefitting Friends of the Everglades is coming to Jensen Beach, Florida! Mark your calendar for October 5th 12-11pm in downtown Jensen Beach to let the good times roll and join us in the fight for clean water. A…
There’s something new in the air in South Florida communities along the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries. And believe it or not, this time it’s not cyanobacteria–it’s hope. Floridians have enjoyed this summer, largely free of discharges, thanks to…
It won’t work. A newly published, peer-reviewed scientific evaluation of the EAA Reservoir plan is calling for a dramatic shift in design to ensure that good intentions don’t just end up polluting our waters and making us and our Everglades more…
At last month’s House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee hearing on the Water Resources Development Act, two voices stood out in a crowded room to speak for the decades-long decline of South Florida’s waterways. Congressman Brian Mast, a Republican from the…
13 months ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn’t track toxic algae in Lake Okeechobee discharges. Today, they are changing the way they manage the lake specifically to prevent harmful health effects from toxic algae. This is huge news, and…
Ohana Surf Shop is one of dozens of local businesses on the Treasure Coast that has struggled. After discharge years cost the shop thousands of dollars in surf lessons and paddleboard excursions, we caught up with them to get a…
How familiar does this sound? Climbing summer temperatures and nutrient-rich runoff had been feeding algae blooms on the state’s biggest lake for some time. Reports were sporadic. Officials weren’t overly concerned. It wasn’t news. Then, in a matter of days,…
“How toxic is too toxic?” Don’t ask. A year ago, Congressman Brian Mast questioned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about their role in tracking toxicity and warning affected communities when cyanobacteria blooms occur. His questions highlighted what has historically…
Mike Conner meets with St. John’s Riverkeeper, Lisa Rinaman to discuss the biosolids entering the St. John’s and how they are contributing to the increased phosphorus levels and toxic algal blooms.
No one with knowledge of the decades-long decline of South Florida’s estuaries could have been prepared for what we heard yesterday. After years of static, after seemingly endless sidestepping and half-truths and flat-out lies from officials at every level, a…