Ryan NicolAugust 18, 2023
3min0
'With nearly 30 years of data showing significant progress, it’s clear that farmers in the EAA have done more to improve water quality in South Florida than any other private group in state history.'
Tag: Everglades Agricultural Area
Ryan NicolAugust 18, 2023Ryan NicolJuly 23, 2022
4min0
'To my knowledge, farmland in the EAA is not for sale.'
Ryan NicolAugust 16, 2021
8min1573
Farmers have worked to reduce phosphorus discharges, which can promote toxic algae growth.
Ryan NicolJuly 30, 20203min685
The House passed the legislation with bipartisan backing from Florida lawmakers.
Guest AuthorApril 6, 2020
8min516
They are the definition of essential. We owe them our gratitude.
Associated PressDecember 3, 2019
26min440
New data question what can ever be salvaged — and what that means.
Drew WilsonApril 24, 2019
3min1173
99 percent of inflows so far this year came from north of the lake
Drew WilsonDecember 20, 2018
3min232
During the holiday season, it’s not uncommon to knock on a neighbor’s door and ask for a cup of sugar. If that neighbor is U.S. Sugar, however, they’re willing to hand over quite a bit more than a cup. The Clewiston-based company has been in the giving spirit this year, doling out more than 4,000 […]
Jacob OglesJuly 9, 2018
4min541
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio today called on President Donald Trump to stop discharges into the St. Lucie River that are planned to start tomorrow. The Miami Republican also called on the Army Corps of Engineers to re-evaluate water flows from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River. Rubio’s request comes as algal blooms pose a fresh […]
Ryan NicolJune 5, 2018
4min309
With spring coming to a close, school is ending, the temperature is rising — and algae bloom season may have just begun. Blue-green algae pouring from Lake Okeechobee has been the bane of many Floridians, and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says it’s time for the federal government to do something about it. Nelson released a letter […]