Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on August 19, 2019 The future of Lake Okeechobee releases will be guided by a group that’s meeting for the first time Tuesday in Clewiston. Called the project delivery team, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
We are grateful for the esteemed panel of expert scientists and medical professionals that followed our first screening of the Calusa Waterkeeper documentary: Troubled Waters. We filmed the complete Q&A session about public health and clean water advocacy and...
Originally published in Florida Today by Chad Gillis of the Fort Myers News-Press on August 11, 2019 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released higher volumes of water this past spring to keep Lake Okeechobee levels lower in case of a blue-green algal bloom. Some say...
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on August 7, 2019 It wasn’t billed as a horror movie, but “Troubled Waters” drew its share of gasps from a sold-out audience at its Monday night premiere. Calusa Waterkeeper’s new documentary explores last...
Originally published by WINK News on August 5, 2019 How does algae impact your health? On Monday evening, scientists, health officials and clean water activists talked to many of you about what the green gunk we saw last year does to your body. On Monday night, there...
In this week’s episode of Words from the Waterkeeper, John Cassani provides updates on current water conditions in the region and talks about upcoming...
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on August 1, 2019 U.S. Sugar filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, saying the Army Corps is violating its own regulations and the National Environmental Policy Act....
NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida Originally published by NBC2 News on July 31, 2019 The Army Corps of Engineers posted signs warning people of potential blue-green algae at Franklin Lock in Olga. It’s something Calusa...
Originally published in Becker’s Hopsital Review by Kelly Gooch on July 29, 2019 Healthcare providers have a new medical code to document illnesses related to red tide or blue-green algae, according to usatoday.com. The new code, Z77.121, aims to help quantify...
Leading Researchers to Discuss Threat to Public Health It’s a problem we can’t ignore. Scientific evidence showing the health risks of harmful algal blooms in Southwest Florida waterways will be the focus of Calusa Waterkeeper’s “Public Health Alert – Florida Water...
