The migrant detention facility, located in the Florida wetlands, was built in eight days and will include 3,000 beds.

Toxic algae in a part of Lake Okeechobee that's in Martin County prompted a June 27 Florida Department of Health water ...

Flows out of Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee estuary are being maximized right now through S-77 (Julian Keen Jr. Lock and Dam) to achieve the target at S-79 of 500 cfs.

The Lake Okeechobee event in Southern Florida runs from February 27th to March 2nd, 2025. The Bassmaster’s top level pros will be battling for their chance to take home a big, blue trophy and ...

Lake Okeechobee is under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch as Milton approaches Florida's west coast on a path that could cut just north of the state's wellspring to the Everglades ...

Nutrient availability in a freshwater-to-marine continuum: Cyanobacterial blooms along the Lake Okeechobee Waterway. Harmful Algae, 2024; 139: 102710 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2024.102710 ...

Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in Florida and the second largest in the Southeastern United States. Over the past two decades, blooms of blue-green algae (Microcystis) have emerged in the ...

The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM), implemented earlier this month, represents a significant shift in the lake’s management.

Justice & Health 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 ...

STUART, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced an updated schedule for releasing water from Lake Okeechobee, focusing on environmental impacts and downstream effects. The new ...

The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) will soon be the guidelines used by the Army Corps to make decisions about the lake, including those involving discharges.

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 ...