/tags/lake-okeechobee Lake Okeechobee en-US WLRN Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-08-27/new-lake-okeechobee-plan-aims-for-more-water-for-the-everglades-less-toxic-algae Instead of prioritizing flood control above all else, the strategy is designed to balance all the needs of the watershed. “This plan marks a cultural shift on the part of the Army Corps of Engineers.” Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-08-27/new-lake-okeechobee-plan-aims-for-more-water-for-the-everglades-less-toxic-algae Amy Green | Inside Climate News /environment/2024-04-08/lake-okeechobee-polluted-water-releases There has been a change of heart that releases of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River are no longer a near-apocalypse happening but rather a beneficial event Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:59:06 GMT /environment/2024-04-08/lake-okeechobee-polluted-water-releases Tom Bayles /environment/2024-03-29/lake-okeechobee-water-is-heading-to-floridas-coasts-what-that-means-for-red-tide The organism that causes red tide was found at trace levels in three counties last week. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:02:00 GMT /environment/2024-03-29/lake-okeechobee-water-is-heading-to-floridas-coasts-what-that-means-for-red-tide Max Chesnes | Tampa Bay Times /environment/2024-03-04/florida-wildlife-corridor-highlands-county The more than 12,000 acres along Fisheating Creek in Highlands County is surrounded on all sides by previously preserved lands. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:49:07 GMT /environment/2024-03-04/florida-wildlife-corridor-highlands-county Steve Newborn /environment/2023-12-27/florida-amendment-clean-water The Florida Rights of Nature Network has gotten only a fraction of the roughly 900,000 signatures needed to get an constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. So it is regrouping and moving its goal to 2026. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-12-27/florida-amendment-clean-water Steve Newborn /government-politics/2023-11-28/florida-2024-legislative-budget Florida lawmakers are championing hundreds of projects and seeking billions of dollars as they prepare for the start of the 2024 legislative session in January. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:57:55 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-28/florida-2024-legislative-budget Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /environment/2023-09-29/cows-dairy-climate-change-fertilizer-greenhouse-gases-florida An innovative process now in operation at the Larson Dairy farm just north of Lake Okeechobee helps reduce the climate impact of his dairy herd by capturing and cleaning methane locked in manure and sending it to a natural gas pipeline near the farm. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:57:33 GMT /environment/2023-09-29/cows-dairy-climate-change-fertilizer-greenhouse-gases-florida Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /environment/2023-08-14/lake-okeechobee-hurricane-predictions Far warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures are causing hurricane predictors to raise the number of tropical storms expected in coming months, but it's not motiving the man in charge of Lake Okeechobee's elevated water level from lowering it. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:23:34 GMT /environment/2023-08-14/lake-okeechobee-hurricane-predictions Tom Bayles /environment/2023-01-25/after-18-years-1-5b-dike-repair-done-at-floridas-lake-o After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project has officially been completed to repair the sprawling he Herbert Hoover Dike around Florida’s Lake Okeechobee that protects thousands of people from potentially catastrophic flooding during hurricanes. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:50:00 GMT /environment/2023-01-25/after-18-years-1-5b-dike-repair-done-at-floridas-lake-o Curt Anderson | Associated Press /news/2022-09-02/south-florida-experiences-abnormally-dry-conditions-as-lake-okeechobee-levels-stay-low Record warm August temperatures in South Florida, combined with rainfall deficits, play a role in current drought conditions. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-02/south-florida-experiences-abnormally-dry-conditions-as-lake-okeechobee-levels-stay-low Melissa Feito