Publication: TCpalm.com Date: August 12th, 2020 Journalist: Max Chesnes STUART — On a hot summer morning, as the St. Lucie River flowed and an egret quietly waded in the background, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast stationed himself behind a podium. Beside him Wednesday stood local environmental champions from the nonprofits Friends of the Everglades and Captains for Clean Water. Mast announced his proposed...

Published by WINK News, July 13 2020 Reporter: Stephanie Byrne Journalist: Briana Harvath Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for your help and opinions on how to keep the water healthy. Whether you hit Lake O for leisure, good fishing or simply getting from point A to point B, its health impacts more...

Published by WINK News, July 6 2020 Reporter: Stephanie Byrne Journalist: Jackie Winchester Does a new law designed to protect our waters go far enough? While many agree that the Clean Waterways Act is a step in the right direction, some believe it falls well short of what we really need and doesn’t get to...

Published by WINK News, June 22nd 2020 Reporter: Stephanie Byrne Writer: Drew Hill A large algae bloom has been spotted in Lake Okeechobee. Officials are monitoring the spread to determine what impact it will have on Southwest Florida waters. “It’s kind of like having a loaded gun pointed at you,” said Capt. Daniel Andrews, a...

Published by Miami Herald, May 20, 2020 By Eric Eikenberg Florida’s most effective response to the increasing threat of rising sea levels is one that scientists and policymakers agreed upon more than 20 years ago. We were finally making progress until last week, when a senseless bureaucracy threw a wrench into the gears. After years...

Published by WINK TV, May 18, 2020 Reporter: Stephanie Byrne Lake Okeechobee is at the center of a new battle that’s pitting the federal government against clean water advocates. The Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoir Project, commonly known as the EAA reservoir, has long been seen as the saving grace for cleaning up our waterways. Once...

Published by TCPalm, May 6, 2020 By Cheryl Smith There’s a new battle brewing in the ongoing fight over Lake Okeechobee’s water level. Everglades area farmers, burgeoning South Florida communities and the Miccosukee tribe are among those who want to keep the lake high in the dry season, essentially creating a reservoir to meet their ever-increasing water demands....

Published by WINK TV, May 4, 2020 Reporter: Stephanie Byrne Writer: Jackie Winchester The waters off the Southwest Florida coast these days are picture-perfect, just in time for people heading back to the beaches. “The best time of year to get in the water and dive in Southwest Florida is this time,” said Capt. Bill...

Published by WINK TV, May 1, 2020 Reporter: Stephanie Byrne More water is now headed from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee estuary. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says pulse releases will resume Saturday morning. This comes as work begins on the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir project, which will eventually clean and store water from...

Lake O water levels down following driest March in several decades. Published by Wink News April 15, 2020 6:26 PM EDT Reporter: Stephanie Byrne Writer: Briana Harvath Lake Okeechobee’s water levels are down following the driest March in the past several decades. So what does that mean for our water supply? “We’re nervous because March...