by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 6, 2019 | Press
Originally published by WINK News on August 5, 2019 How does algae impact your health? On Monday evening, scientists, health officials and clean water activists talked to many of you about what the green gunk we saw last year does to your body. On Monday night, there...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 5, 2019 | Featured, Science
In this week’s episode of Words from the Waterkeeper, John Cassani provides updates on current water conditions in the region and talks about upcoming...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 1, 2019 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on August 1, 2019 U.S. Sugar filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, saying the Army Corps is violating its own regulations and the National Environmental Policy Act....
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 31, 2019 | Featured, Press
NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida Originally published by NBC2 News on July 31, 2019 The Army Corps of Engineers posted signs warning people of potential blue-green algae at Franklin Lock in Olga. It’s something Calusa...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 29, 2019 | Featured, Press
Originally published in Becker’s Hopsital Review by Kelly Gooch on July 29, 2019 Healthcare providers have a new medical code to document illnesses related to red tide or blue-green algae, according to usatoday.com. The new code, Z77.121, aims to help quantify...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 23, 2019 | Events, Featured
Leading Researchers to Discuss Threat to Public Health It’s a problem we can’t ignore. Scientific evidence showing the health risks of harmful algal blooms in Southwest Florida waterways will be the focus of Calusa Waterkeeper’s “Public Health Alert – Florida Water...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 23, 2019 | Featured, Science
In this week’s installment, Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani shares the latest bacteria readings from 18 stations in Lee County, updates on the blue-green algae bloom in Lake Okeechobee and upcoming events you won’t want to...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 19, 2019 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on July 19, 2019 There’s no doubt flesh-eating disease is one of the scariest-sounding threats out there, and as summer heats up, Vibrio vulnificus is back in the news. But should it be? Though it’s...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 16, 2019 | Lake Okeechobee, Press
Originally published by FOX4 News on July 15, 2019 John Cassani flew in a small airplane over Moore Haven on Saturday and noticed the Moore Haven lock was open. “The lock was wide open. Which means the water can leave the lake and come into the river directly through...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 12, 2019 | Featured, Lake Okeechobee, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on July 12, 2019 Earlier this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acknowledged it has released water from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers that has contained toxic...
