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Ryan NicolFebruary 6, 2025

'The vast majority of the water flowing into the St. Lucie Estuary is from local communities — not Lake Okeechobee.'

Florida PhoenixAugust 6, 2021

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‘We’re pulling tons of floating seagrass out of the water. I mean tons.’

Kelly HayesJuly 17, 2021

Participants held signs reading "Stop Feeding Red Tide," and "Expose Piney Point."

Kelly HayesJuly 12, 2021

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In the past 10 days, about 15 tons of dead fish have been removed from waterways.

Associated PressJune 18, 2021

Current outbreak is centered in the Tampa Bay area.

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018

Three Democratic federal lawmakers will work toward increasing water quality monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico and creating more wetlands to clean water flowing into the Gulf and other waterways. U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor and Charlie Crist, and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson crafted a preliminary action plan Wednesday after meeting with local scientists and business leaders about […]

Joe HendersonAugust 15, 2018

Red tide is in all the headlines now. It’s bad. But let’s go back to a time before Florida’s beaches were filled with rotting fish, dolphins and manatees. Back to a time when Rick Scott came to Tallahassee as Florida’s Governor in 2011 with a two-fold mission: Cut the state budget and get people back to […]

Staff ReportsAugust 13, 2018

Between the algae bloom and red tide, Florida’s coastal communities are fighting a two-front war, but the notion that the two environmental crises are linked is a myth according to numerous environmental scientists. The current red tide bloom began in October 2017, months before the first signs of another bloom in the coastal discharges released […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2018

Rick Scott is blaming his Democratic opponent Bill Nelson for the harmful algae blooms devastating Lake Okeechobee and Florida’s coasts, according to a new TV and internet commercial from Scott’s Senate campaign. “Experts agree: Washington controls the dike at Lake O, so they have to fix it. And so we wait for Washington,” the commercial declares, as CBS News footage […]

Ryan NicolJune 7, 2018

Though multiple outlets are reporting blue-green algae sightings this week, the Water Resources Analysis Coalition (WRAC) has a message for the public. It’s not time to panic, just yet. Not all forms of algae are toxic, and it’s not yet clear whether the algae spotted by some is the same type that troubled Floridians during the bloom […]

Tag: Algae bloom

Glades mayors fire back at Florida Oceanographic Society over cause of St. Lucie Estuary algae bloom

It’s a sin what we’ve done to Florida’s seagrass

Charlie Crist, local leaders rally in St. Pete against red tide

Nikki Fried calls on Ron DeSantis to do more for Tampa Bay red tide crisis

Amid red tide outbreak, Florida beckons visitors to beaches

Prevent red tide? Start with more wetlands, experts say

Joe Henderson: Red tide is an emergency now, but can Rick Scott be surprised?

Link between Lake O bloom and red tide is a myth, scientists contend

Rick Scott ad seeks to blame algae disaster on Bill Nelson

Water Resources Analysis Coalition tries to temper algae bloom fears