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Associated PressMay 5, 2017

The most biologically diverse waterway in America is seriously ill. The Indian River Lagoon is repeatedly being choked with oxygen-robbing algae, its surface increasingly dotted with thousands of dead fish, manatees, birds and other creatures. The culprits: farm runoff and a huge influx of people that has sent lawn fertilizer and other pollutants into the […]

Associated PressJuly 13, 2016

State officials are attempting to remove thick mats of algae fouling waters on Florida’s Atlantic coast. A Treasure Coast Newspapers report quotes Martin County’s environmental restoration manager, Deborah Drum, as saying the state may try a “mechanical” method after other efforts to strain algae from the St. Lucie River. Drum told county commissioners Tuesday that reducing freshwater […]

Associated PressJuly 13, 2016

Wildlife officials say more manatees have died in a Florida lagoon plagued by algae and pollution. An Orlando Sentinel report quotes Martine de Wit, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission veterinarian, as saying eight manatees have died in the Indian River Lagoon since May. Over 150 manatees have died in Brevard County since 2012, […]

Melissa RossMarch 23, 2016

Advocates for the health of the St. Johns River are heading out on the waterway for a 13-day tour. According to the St. Johns Riverkeeper, which is leading the “Save the St. Johns River” event, the Tuesday launch coincided with World Water Day, an international day of awareness for water issues. The event features a team […]

Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2015

Only two months into the New Year and already the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started to release polluted water from Lake Okeechobee, resulting in water flowing into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers, and the Indian River Lagoon, which is expected to continue over the coming weeks and months. Millions of Floridians are […]

Guest AuthorMarch 10, 2015

Only two months into the New Year and already the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started to release polluted water from Lake Okeechobee, resulting in water flowing into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers, and the Indian River Lagoon, which is expected to continue over the coming weeks and months. Millions of Floridians are […]