U.S. Rep. Brian Mast sent the Army Corps a letter Monday, once again urging the agency to stop Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River.

Huge green blooms now regularly infest much of Lake Okeechobee’s 730-square ... The vapors come from rotting mats of toxic algae that thrive in Okeechobee’s shallow tea-warm water.

Summer is blue-green algae season, and the potentially toxic mess is starting to show up in various places around south Florida and in the Lake Okeechobee system. From the heart of the Everglades ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is ending dry season releases that give the lake a chance to recovery from high water ...

Brandon Bowman said at a Rivers Coalition meeting in Stuart Thursday. What are Lake Okeechobee discharges? Risks include water pollution and toxic algae blooms Bowman said conducting such "lake ...

FT. PIERCE, Fla.— 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 ...

and using hydrogen peroxide to kill toxic algae blooms. Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River could end by the last week of March or first week of April, after a significant reduction ...

This outflow of Lake Okeechobee water is linked closely to the estuary growth of blue-green algae, another toxic microorganism that has been plaguing Florida. However, Leatherman said more research is ...

Also known as cyanobacteria, blue-green algae produce cyanotoxins, which pose a threat to people, their pets, and the aquatic environment. When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flushes water from Lake ...

Toxic algae blooms, water polluted by fertilizer ... "Is a big, connected ecosystem from north of lake Okeechobee to Stuart, all the way down to the Florida keys and that's what the River of ...

What are Lake Okeechobee discharges? Risks include water pollution and toxic algae blooms Bowman said conducting such "lake recovery" discharges in winter — in part to protect underwater plants ...