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 | Dec 19, 2018 | Lake Okeechobee, Policy, Science
Our friends at For Truth Media released this video on the Caloosahatchee MFL and the harm it has caused the Caloosahatchee estuary the last 2 decades. Several local groups and municipalities are challenging SFWMD to have the MFL increased from 400 to between 700 &...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Dec 5, 2018 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Science
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on December 5, 2018 A federal report suggests that the presence of salt causes blue-green algae cells to burst and release all toxins into the water. The United States Geological Survey report shows that while...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Dec 1, 2018 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Science
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on December 1, 2018 Southwest Florida’s recent toxic algae blooms were unprecedented in scope, persistence and sheer nastiness. Also unprecedented was how Lee County disposed of some of the crud, shown by...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Nov 29, 2018 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Science
First featured in a News-Press article written by Amy Bennett Williams and published on November 29, 2018 Anyone breathing near the dense blue-green algae blooms that plagued the region last summer likely inhaled some toxins deep into their lungs, FGCU research...
