by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 24, 2026 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Lake Okeechobee, Press, Science
Originally published on Gulf Coast News on July 24, 2026: A new device called ADAM (Airborne Detection for Algae Monitoring) is helping researchers measure airborne toxins released by algae blooms, with promising results from initial tests along the Caloosahatchee...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 23, 2026 | Events, Featured, Press, Science
Published in the international journal Toxins, the study documents ADAM, an innovative monitoring system developed in Southwest Florida to better understand airborne exposure to harmful algal toxins. Calusa Waterkeeper and Brain Chemistry Labs have announced the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 20, 2026 | Cape Coral Spreader Canals, Featured, Press, Science
Originally published on Fort Myers News-Press by Vanessa Norris on July 20, 2026 Matlacha Pass is impaired by excessive nutrients and fecal bacteria under the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Impaired Waters Rule. According to John Cassani,...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 18, 2026 | Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Lake Okeechobee, Press, Science
Originally published on Phys.org on July 18, 2026 Research on Southwest Florida cyanobacterial blooms shows that the toxins they produce are aerosolized and potentially inhaled by people far from contaminated water bodies. Sometimes known as blue-green algae,...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 16, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Press
Originally published in the Fort Myers News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on July 16, 2026. The 450,000-gallon raw sewage spill that fouled a creek flowing to the Caloosahatchee was not an isolated event. State records show the city’s wastewater system has been...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 13, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Press
Originally published in the Gulf Coast News Fort Myers by Nehilah Grand-Pierre on July 13, 2026. An estimated 450,000 gallons of sewage spilled near LaBelle’s wastewater treatment plant, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, leaving...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 11, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Press
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on July 11, 2026. An estimated 450,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled for more than three days from a LaBelle wastewater pipe into a Hendry County creek that flows into the Caloosahatchee just upstream of...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 6, 2026 | Events, Featured, Press
Special event invites fans to enjoy baseball, support clean water, and celebrate community impact in Southwest Florida Calusa Waterkeeper invites the community to join them for a special evening at Hammond Stadium on Saturday, July 18, 2026, as the Fort Myers Mighty...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 30, 2026 | Events, Featured, Press, Science
CWK Rangers Amanda Zirzow and Narrie Magturo to present on citizen science efforts, regional seagrass monitoring, and current watershed conditions across Southwest Florida Calusa Waterkeeper invites the community to its Q3 State of Our Water meeting, offering an...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 26, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Science
A large plume of Saharan dust approaching Florida is making headlines for hazy skies, colorful sunsets, lower air quality, and its ability to temporarily suppress tropical storm development. But for Calusa Waterkeeper, this dust cloud also raises an important...
