At the heart of the vast watershed that forms Florida’s fragile Everglades is Lake Okeechobee. A century ago the water of the state’s largest lake spilled effortlessly beyond its southern ...

Lake Okeechobee's water level is declining, approaching the lower management threshold, which could impact water supply for agriculture. Despite the ecological challenges, fishing in the ...

There's a troubling trend of painting farmers as the scapegoats for environmental issues surrounding Lake Okeechobee. Having grown up in Clewiston, I've witnessed firsthand how certain groups ...

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 ...

And algae season is only getting started. Writer Dan Egan and photographer Josh Ritchie reported from Okeechobee’s shores, dodging the lake’s noxious fumes to understand the crisis and its costs.

In this case, the change of heart is that releases of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River are no longer a near-apocalypse happening, but rather a beneficial event for ...

The Army Corps of Engineers will begin discharging water from Lake Okeechobee Saturday because of highwater levels in the lake. Water in Lake O is at 16 feet, 4 inches, and the goal is to lower ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Freshwater releases from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Estuary will stop this weekend for the first time in over three months. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

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 ...