by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 2, 2019 | Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on March 2, 2019. The nonprofit will use the funds from the Southwest Florida Community Foundation to engage with healthcare frontline workers and decision-makers about the effects of the harmful algae...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 1, 2019 | Featured, Lake Okeechobee, Policy, Press
As seen in a News-Press OpEd submitted by John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper, February 1, 2019 Southwest Florida residents will be the first to weigh in on the Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) public scoping process for the new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 10, 2019 | C43 Reservoir, Lake Okeechobee, Policy, Press
First published in The News-Press by Thyrie Bland and Amy Bennett Williams on January 10, 2019 Newly-elected Governor Proposes Multi-billion Dollar Plan for Water Quality Protection It’s news millions of Floridians have been waiting eight years to hear: Their governor...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Dec 1, 2018 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Science
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on December 1, 2018 Southwest Florida’s recent toxic algae blooms were unprecedented in scope, persistence and sheer nastiness. Also unprecedented was how Lee County disposed of some of the crud, shown by...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Nov 29, 2018 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Science
First featured in a News-Press article written by Amy Bennett Williams and published on November 29, 2018 Anyone breathing near the dense blue-green algae blooms that plagued the region last summer likely inhaled some toxins deep into their lungs, FGCU research...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Nov 10, 2018 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on November 10, 2018 After a brief reprieve (to the naked eye, at least) from the toxic algae that had tainted the Caloosahatchee River since June, cyanobacteria appears to once again be clinging to the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 12, 2018 | Featured, Lake Okeechobee
As seen in a News-Press OpEd submitted by John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper, July 12, 2018 Not a single state or federal agency responsible for regulating water quality or public health was in the room at Sen. Bill Nelson’s recent visit to Fort Myers in response to the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 9, 2018 | Harmful Algal Blooms
Many of our backyards and favorite waterways in Southwest Florida are being impacted by blue-green algae blooms originating in Lake Okeechobee. Here’s Cape Coral resident and Calusa Waterkeeper Ranger Jason Pim’s...
