For all the things that change in South Florida - the skyline, the swelling population, sea level - one thing has remained remarkably constant: pollution in Lake Okeechobee. In 1985, 500 metric ...

The U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers is planning a reservoir north of Lake Okeechobee in hopes of getting ... and moved away from Florida altogether. A state of emergency was declared by the state ...

Lake Okeechobee, with its dark depths hiding countless watery graves, is a hotbed for ghost sightings, reported phenomena and ...

With popular destinations like Yellowstone and Zion hit hard by staffing cuts, nearby state parks offer beauty ... the highest natural point south of Lake Okeechobee. Visitors can climb to the ...

Bob Graham issued a sweeping executive order Saturday directing state agencies to begin a cleanup of Lake Okeechobee that could ... said Paul Parks, a committee member from the Florida Defenders ...

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 ...

Caroline McLaughlin, with the National Parks Conservation Association ... TODAY: Many people want the state to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee to help solve water woes, but the truth is ...

Rick Scott's proposed state budget doesn't include money to build a reservoir to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges ... than half of it going into land for parks. He didn't recommend any money ...

What could continued Lake Okeechobee discharges mean for red tide on Florida’s Gulf Coast? The general consensus among the state’s leading red tide scientists is that red tides, formed from ...

For all the things that change in South Florida — the skyline, the swelling population, sea level — one thing has remained remarkably constant: pollution in Lake Okeechobee. In 1985 ...