by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 21, 2021 | Press
Engineers Meeting to Discuss Lake O Discharges as Algae Toxins Build Originally published by WINK News on May 21, 2021 The Army Corps of Engineers is meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday to discuss how many new discharges of water will be released from Lake Okeechobee into...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 19, 2021 | Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on May 19, 2021 Thick, smelly clumps of blue-green algae have been decaying along the Caloosahatchee near the south side of the Franklin Lock this week. It comes as several water conservancy groups in our area urged the Florida...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 19, 2021 | Press
Exclusive photo gallery published by The News-Press on May 19, 2021 by photographer Andrew West John Cassani, the Calusa Waterkeeper takes a sample of algae from the east side of the Franklin Lock and Dam on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The samples will be tested to...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 19, 2021 | Press
Demand for Action on Blue-Green Algae & Cyanotoxins Increases Originally published by WINK News on May 19, 2021 As blue-green algae builds up against the Franklin Lock on the Caloosahatchee River, everybody knows there’s an issue with the algae. More than a dozen...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 19, 2021 | Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms
As New Algae Bloom Spreads Across Lake Okeechobee, Environmental Groups Urge the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to Set Standards for Harmful Toxins Originally released by the The Center for Biological Diversity on May 19, 2021 on behalf of the Center...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 18, 2021 | Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on May 18, 2021 Blue-green algae is sitting on parts of Lake Okeechobee right now. We’ve also seen the algae streaks in the Caloosahatchee River near Avla and Fort Myers Shores. The lake is about a foot higher than the Army Corps...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 18, 2021 | Press
Blue-Green Algae Concerns Mount on Caloosahatchee Amid Rainy Season Originally published by WINK News on May 18, 2021 Blue-green algae has become a problem recently on the Caloosahatchee River, and it’s taking over some areas of it such as at W.P. Franklin Lock and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 18, 2021 | Press
FGCU & Lee County Study on Algae Clean-up to Yield Results by Summer 2022 Originally published by WINK News on May 18, 2021 The Calusa Waterkeeper says we are ahead of schedule this year when it comes to the amount of algae in our waters. Lee County is now...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 17, 2021 | Press
Originally published by WGCU on May 17, 2021 During the 2021 Annual Florida Legislative Session, state lawmakers passed a pair of bills (HB421 & HB1101) aimed at expanding protections for landowners through the Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 17, 2021 | Press
Originally published by FOX4 News on May 17, 2021 The Calusa Waterkeeper says there is an urgent need for research on the blue-green algae that has been seen on Lake Okeechobee. The non-profit, says previous studies have shown that cancer clusters in people living in...
