by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 12, 2019 | Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on June 12, 2019 Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Lake Okeechobee water releases. “Try to bring urgency to the situation with Lake Okeechobee discharges,” said Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani. Cassani...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 12, 2019 | Events, Press
Originally published by The Cape Coral Daily Breeze on June 12, 2019 The Calusa Waterkeeper invites the public and healthcare professionals to a public water summit on Monday, June 24, about the health effects of harmful algal blooms. The event, called “Public...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 12, 2019 | Press
Originally published in The Center Square by John Haughey on June 12, 2019 The summer’s first blue-green algae blooms on Lake Okeechobee were documented by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] last week, including a June 5 manifestation that...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 11, 2019 | Featured, Science
Check in with Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani for the very first installment of the CWK...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 11, 2019 | Featured, Litigation
Feds Ignore Harm to Florida’s Protected Marine Species, Coastal Communities Conservation groups sued three federal agencies today for failing to address harm to Florida’s endangered species from Lake Okeechobee releases containing toxic algae. Today’s lawsuit,...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 11, 2019 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on June 11, 2019 Jevontae Jones knows Billy’s Creek isn’t clean, but on a June afternoon, that’s not enough to stop him from tossing a shrimp-baited line into its dark waters in hopes of hooking dinner....
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 9, 2019 | Events, Press
Originally published by FOX4 News on May 9, 2019 Today is the 17th annual World Oceans Day, and community members gathered to celebrate the occasion. With a little music and a few beers at Millennial Brewing in Downtown Fort Myers, activists were hoping to spread the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 8, 2019 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on June 8, 2019 The Caloosahatchee River estuary may soon suffer harm if daily rains don’t come soon. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managers cut flows from Lake Okeechobee last week to 450 cubic feet per...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 7, 2019 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Patricia Borns on June 7, 2019 Fort Myers could have a new green space for residents to enjoy or a new storm water detention feature – options that 550 people will be asked to choose from in a survey to help the city decide...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 6, 2019 | Events, Press
Originally published by FOX4 News on June 6, 2019 Protecting Paradise and your health are the focus of a new summit the Calusa Waterkeeper is planning. It looks at blue-green algae blooms and the impact on our health. It’s on Monday, June 24th at 5:30 p.m. at...
