LORI aims to solve the problem of Lake Okeechobee dumping massive amounts of mud, muck and sediments into the St. Lucie River ...

"Everybody is upset about the water quality in the Lake (Okeechobee), but no one really has an answer. This has worked from ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — WPTV reporter Cassandra Garcia learned Thursday that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin water releases from Lake Okeechobee next month, setting off another round of concerns ...

About half the size of Rhode Island but, on average, only nine feet deep, Lake Okeechobee is the largest freshwater lake in Florida and the eighth largest in the country. Though it has a number of ...

PORT MAYACA, Fla. (CBS12) — This weekend, the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is going to begin a massive release of water from Lake Okeechobee for the first time in months. The lake is currently more ...

WEBVTT TO THE NORTH OF US. TERRI? TERRI: SO, WHAT HAPPENS IF, AS SOME SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING, THE LAKE GETS SO OVERWHELMED WITH NUTRIENTS THAT IT NEVER RECOVERS, AND KEEPS SENDING THOSE NUTRIENTS AND ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A potential toxic algae crisis looms on the horizon this coming summer. Big outbreaks on Lake Okeechobee are already raising alarms. The upcoming rainy season, combined with ...

Spring is the time of year when the Caloosahatchee River needs water most from Lake Okeechobee, and pulse releases are ongoing to feed the river's delicate estuary. But Okeechobee releases may slow ...

Huge green blooms now regularly infest much of Lake Okeechobee’s 730-square-mile surface during the summer, producing toxic vapors and waterborne poisons potent enough to kill pets, or send their ...

Paul Gray steeled himself as he took the stick of the airboat and fired up its blades. “It’s going to be kind of sad because the lake has really been pounded,” he said, before aiming the boat’s stubby ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River have stopped after toxic algae was spotted at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam. Over the last 37 days, more than ...