Guest Editorial originally published by The News-Press on July 06, 2021 and submitted by Ed Shinouskis I would like to comment on the June 24 Guest Opinion by Michael A. MacDowell titled “Compared to Flint Michigan, we’re in good hands with water quality in...
Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 29 This week’s updates from John include water quality in Matlacha Pass, info on a CDC study, and an event this Saturday, July 3rd at 2 pm, at Unitarian Universalist Church to support Right to Clean Water. SIGN UP FOR THE FREE...
Group Tests Air Quality Impacts of Decomposing Algae Originally published by WINK News on June 30, 2021 Something beneath the surface of the water may impact the air we breathe. Volunteers are testing the air quality around Matlacha Pass and whether decomposing algae...
Guest Editorial originally published by The News-Press on June 30, 2021 and written by John Cassani If you are wondering what the next Lake Okeechobee water release schedule will bring, you are not alone. The Lake schedule, being revised by the U.S. Army Corps of...
Originally published by The News-Press on June 28, 2021 by Chad Gillis Scientists are trying to better understand what forms of nutrients fuel cyanobacteria blooms, and at least one test points to urea. Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Nova Southeastern...
Originally published by The News-Press on June 25, 2021 by Amy Bennett Williams As dead fish float atop mats of putrefying algae in Pine Island-area canals, some residents with a common set of symptoms have fled to the mainland. Others have sold out and left for good....
Peroxide-Based Algaecide Pilot Program Underway to Combat Blue-Green Algae Originally published by WINK News on June 21, 2021 More efforts are underway to keep our waterways in Southwest Florida clear of blue-green algae. The state teamed up with Israel-based company...
Originally published by The News-Press on June 17, 2021 by Chad Gillis A chunk of land in Glades County that was purchased for $37 million in 2007 is being used for water quality treatment testing and will eventually be the site of a nitrogen-removal facility. But...
Originally published by The News-Press on June 16, 2021 by Amy Bennett Williams After a governor’s visit, the hoisting of the Israeli flag and multiple treatments with six tons of algaecide, the water at the W.P. Franklin Lock is still not safe. Cyanobacteria toxins...
Matlacha Residents Want Action Taken After Finding Thick Algae and Dead Fish Originally published by WINK News on June 14, 2021 Decaying algae is coming to the surface in the backyards of some Southwest Florida residents; now it’s leading to small dead fish, and...
