by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 22, 2024 | Events, Featured
Guest speaker is TV host, conservationist, and fishing guide Captain Benny Blanco. Cape Coral, FL – February 22, 2024 – Calusa Waterkeeper, a prominent environmental advocacy organization committed to preserving and protecting the water resources of the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 16, 2024 | Featured, Press
Originally published by The News-Press and written by Chad Gillis on February 16, 2024 A district court judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acted illegally when it gave Clean Water Act permitting over to the state of Florida. “After...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 14, 2024 | Featured, Press
Originally published by The News-Press and written by Chad Gillis on February 14, 2024 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Saturday will begin large-scale Lake Okeechobee releases to the Caloosahatchee River due to high lake levels and continued El Nino conditions....
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 24, 2024 | Featured, Press
Originally published by Florida Weekly and written by Roger Williams on January 24, 2024 People who look out for Florida’s single most essential treasure — not the sunshine, but our water — didn’t traditionally have to be masters of the good simile or navigators of...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 17, 2024 | Featured, Press
Originally published by Pine Island Eagle on January 17, 2024 Calusa Waterkeeper Emeritus John Cassani was invited to give a presentation on the Basin Management Plan at the January meeting of the Greater Pine Island Civic Association. Cassani began by saying it has...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 17, 2024 | Featured, Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on January 17, 2024 The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating after fuel was found in a North Fort Myers canal along North Gulf Circle on Monday. The Coast Guard was called to the canal in the Waterway Estates...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 16, 2024 | Press
Originally published by The News-Press and written by Amy Bennett Williams on January 16, 2024 The hits would look like this: $5.2 billion to the area economy, 43,000 jobs lost, $17.8 billion in property values and $460 million in fishing revenue. That’s the beatdown...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 13, 2024 | Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on January 13, 2024 As sports betting takes off in the State of Florida, there is a lot of excitement – and a whole lot of money the State could make from it. Enough state leaders are already looking at what they can spend it...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 11, 2024 | Events, Featured
Florida Right to Clean Water Fundraiser Announced The Lee County Chapter of Florida Right to Clean Water is hosting an exclusive fundraiser event on Sunday, January 28th from 4 pm to 7 pm, and you are invited to attend! Expect to enjoy an evening of live music,...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 9, 2024 | Featured, Press
Originally released by Captiva Community Panel in association with Protect Captiva Representing the Protect Captiva coalition, the Captiva Civic Association (CCA) filed a petition with Lee County on Jan. 8 challenging the new land development regulations that increase...
