by Calusa Waterkeeper | Oct 23, 2020 | Lake Okeechobee, Litigation
Conservation groups filed a proposal in federal court today to ensure that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ discharges from Lake Okeechobee don’t harm protected wildlife. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Pierce ordered the parties...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Oct 20, 2020 | Press, Stormwater
Originally published in The News-Press by Bill Smith on October 20, 2020 The city of Cape Coral stands ready to rally the public in the next legal battle to dismantle the Chiquita Lock, hiring lawyers who promise to use public involvement to convince regulators to get...
by KC Schulberg | Oct 16, 2020 | Featured, Press
As seen in a Naples Daily News Guest Opinion submitted by KC Schulberg, Executitve Director of Calusa Waterkeeper It’s boom time again in Southwest Florida. Home sales have shot up as folks fled the close-quartered Covid-ridden cities up North for the promise of...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Oct 13, 2020 | Press
Fecal Indicator Bacteria Found in Water at Pine Island Park Originally published by WINK News on October 13, 2020 Swimmers, beware: What’s in the water would not only make your stomach turn – it could make you sick. The water at a Pine Island park has tested positive...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Oct 10, 2020 | Press
Originally published in Fort Myers Beach Observer and Beach Bulletin on October 09, 2020 A great blue heron was “very lucky to be found” after he was discovered last week at Bowditch Point Park covered in oil, said Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW)...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Oct 9, 2020 | Press
Water Releases from Lake Okeechobee to Begin Originally published by WINK News on October 9, 2020 The water level right now in Lake O is over 16 feet. Col. Andrew Kelly with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said releases from the lake will resume on Tuesday or...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Press
As seen in a News-Press Op-Ed submitted by John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper Florida has always had problems with water pollution during the modern era. This is not surprising considering the historic rate of population growth and landscape conversion to more intensive...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 30, 2020 | Press
Researchers Take More Samples from Billy Creek in Fort Myers Originally published by WINK News on Septtember 30, 2020 The saga continues over water quality in a Fort Myers waterway. People are concerned about what’s in Billy Creek, so once again, researchers went out...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 28, 2020 | Lake Okeechobee
A partial ruling was recently reached by a federal judge on our lawsuit involving the Army Corps’ failure to assess Lake Okeechobee discharges’ impacts on downstream endangered species. In the wake of this recent decision, we received the following letter...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 25, 2020 | Featured, Planning
For many years, Calusa Waterkeeper has been advocating about alarmingly high levels of fecal indicator bacteria in Billy’s Creeks in Fort Myers. Recently our Billy’s Creek committee has engaged in a number of meetings with City of Fort Myers Council and...
