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: Phosphorus
Ryan NicolAugust 18, 2023Ryan NicolAugust 13, 2022
4min0
Farmers have averaged a 57% reduction in phosphorus each year since 1996, when compared with the 1979-1988 base period.
Ryan NicolAugust 16, 2021
8min1573
Farmers have worked to reduce phosphorus discharges, which can promote toxic algae growth.
Ryan NicolAugust 16, 2019
4min633
"These successes would not be realized without your active participation."
Ryan NicolJuly 20, 2018
6min847
As algae blooms continue to pour out of Lake Okeechobee, environmentalists and other activists are once again taking aim at the farming industry, blaming them for contributing to the toxicity that allows algae to grow. The sugar industry has long disputed that it deserves the majority of the blame. Now one group is ramping up […]
Scott PowersJuly 16, 2018
8min379
From the beginning, gubernatorial hopeful Chris King has wanted to be the Democrat leading the charge that Florida’s powerful sugar industry is responsible for the environmental messes of the Everglades and coastal algae blooms, and now he’s got a tussle going with the mayor of Clewiston over it. King’s campaign couldn’t be happier, putting out […]
Scott PowersJune 20, 2017
5min1001
Orange County’s landscaping companies with certified trained technicians will still be able to apply nitrogen fertilizers during the rainy season – now – but with some stricter rules and tougher penalties. The Orange County Commission updated its fertilizer laws Tuesday evening after a long public hearing that pitted environmental activists who wanted a full rainy […]
Associated PressDecember 3, 2016
18min368
The surface of Orange Lake is often as smooth as a mirror, disrupted only by the occasional boater’s wake or a duck skidding to a watery landing. But the calm is deceptive. The lake is polluted and, despite attempts to fix it, there isn’t much to show for the effort. The popular fishing and recreational […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 23, 2016
4min413
While much has changed in Florida over the years, for environmentalists, one thing has remained somewhat constant — polluted discharges from Lake Okeechobee. And when they point fingers at what is causing the recent toxic blue-green algae blooms plaguing the Treasure Coast, agriculture has reliably been held up as one of the “usual suspects.” For […]