WEBVTT GREEN ALGAE.WHITNEY BURBANK HAS MORE ON THEPLANS AND EFFORTS.WHITNE OFFICIALS TELL ME THEROAD GOES AROUND THIS POND FOR17.5 MILES.WE HAVE A LOT OF ROOM FORBILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER ...

Today we visit three islands that stick out into the southeast corner of Lake Okeechobee ... southeast corner was home to dense stands of pond apple trees that the first farmers cleared in ...

Each month, a cooling pond at FPL's Martin County power plant will take in billions of gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee. "We are taking a little more than 2 billion gallons per month ...

The FPL cooling pond is conveniently connected to the St. Lucie Canal, which flows water from Lake Okeechobee to the Stuart area. "We have the ability and capacity, and so we're happy to be able ...

The commander of the agency’s Jacksonville District said the proposal would provide more flexibility to help reduce discharges that are blamed for algae blooms on rivers and beach closures.