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Quiet Disaster: Dapis Algae in Matlacha Aquatic Preserve and Charlotte Harbor
If you’ve never heard of Dapis algae, you’re not alone. It does not seem to get much airtime but is another damaging form of algae outbreak that continues to plague our coastline, negatively impacting our environment, economy and quality of life.
Using Chemicals to Treat Florida’s Algae Bloom Problem is like taking Aspirin for a Brain Tumor
Israeli company won a lucrative contract in Florida to use their algaecide to treat blue-green algae blooms in the Caloosahatchee & elsewhere. Concerns have been raised on efficacy and whether or not officials are following the product’s label for application and safety.
Clean Water Issues, Solutions and Actions Subject of League of Women Voters’ Educational Event
The League of Women Voters of Lee County will be holding a LWVLee Educational Event called Clean Water in Lee County: Issues, Solutions and Actions on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Here’s What Montana can Teach Florida About a Clean Future
Special interests have a powerful grip on our state government, and we suffer the consequences in red tides, blue-green algae blooms, fecal bacteria contamination, disappearing seagrass and dead manatees.
Nonprofits Cite Intimidation from Cape Coral over Chiquita Boat Lock
Several high-profile groups and nonprofits bowed out of a legal challenge to keep Cape Coral’s Chiquita Boat Lock, a nearly 50-year-old manmade barrier, in operation, citing fears of massive attorney’s fees and alleged “intimidation” by the city.
Statement on the Challenge to Remove the Chiquita Lock
The city’s latest request to remove the lock should be denied on many of the same grounds that it was denied on a few short years ago in Administrative Law Judge Francis Ffolkes’ December 2019 ruling.
FGCU Professor may be Downplaying Blue-Green Algae Outbreak
A Caloosahatchee River water advocate says a Florida Gulf Coast University professor is endangering public health by downplaying the ongoing blue-green algae outbreak in Lake Okeechobee and the river.
Shades of Blue Water Turning Green
So far this summer, Army Corps officials have been releasing Lake Okeechobee water in pulses as the lake level rises and the wet season continues, which is leading to blue waters of the Caloosahatchee Estuary and connected waterways to turn green with algal blooms.
Opinion: Cape Coral Should Fix & Update the Chiquita Lock
Something needs to be done about the Chiquita Lock. The lock was designed to prevent Cape Coral’s polluted water from entering the Caloosahatchee estuary. It has fallen into disrepair, is a headache for boaters, and is dangerous for manatees.
Cape Coral City Council Approves $300,000 to Fight Algal Blooms
The Cape Coral city council has approved $300,000 to be used in the continuing fight against algal blooms. The money will be used to purchase additional bubble curtains and continued water treatments.
Lake O Water is Tainted and can Pollute the Caloosahatchee Estuary
Calusa Waterkeeper Codty Pierce says even small amounts of Lake Okeechobee water will infect the Caloosahatchee River with toxic blue-green algae blooms. Water is being released from the lake now as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tries to keep surface levels in check.
Testing Relationship Between Algae Outbreaks and Health Concerns
Water infested with blue-green algae is not safe to swim in, play in or drink because of harmful toxins. Although, far less is known about what’s in the air regarding those same algae outbreaks. Calusa Waterkeeper & volunteers deploy ADAM, aka Aerosol Detector for Algae Monitoring, to monitor & sample air near algae outbreak hotspots.