Articles in Category: 'Lake Okeechobee'

Obama’s Schizophrenic Everglades Election Strategy

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: July 17, 2012 3:55 AM

Obama surrogates swooped into Florida Friday to drop $80 million in federal subsidies for conservation easements north of Lake Okeechobee. That’s fancy talk for paying landowners to hold water.

TAGS: Adam Putnam, Alan Farago, Alan Gold, Barack Obama, Craig Pittman, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, EPA, Everglades, Everglades Foundation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Friends of the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, Marco Rubio, News, numeric nutrient criteria, River of Grass, Tampa Bay Times, University of Florida, Columns

Proposing Solutions to Protect South Florida’s Water

By: Eric Draper | Posted: July 30, 2011 3:55 AM

Florida’s recent drought and its effect on water supply and the environment should lead to serious discussions about water management and how water supply decisions are made.

TAGS: Audubon, Don Fox, drought, Everglade Snail Kite, Everglades restoration, irrigation, Lake Okeechobee, Nancy Smith, News, South Florida Water Management District, sugar cane, Sunshine State News, Columns

Lying About Lake O to Win Hearts and Minds: The Eric Draper Story

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: July 25, 2011 3:55 AM

Either Eric Draper doesn’t know a snail kite from a Canada goose, or he’s lying through his teeth.

Army Corps' Repair of Unstable Dike Critical Factor in Level of Lake Okeechobee

By: Adam Putnam | Posted: July 25, 2011 3:55 AM

All Floridians have been experiencing one of the most severe droughts in recent memory.

TAGS: agriculture, Army Corps of Engineers, crop loss, drought, Herbert Hoover Dike, Lake Okeechobee, News, South Florida Water Management District, Water Shortage Management Band, wildfires, Columns

'Decipher Facts from Scare Tactics' in EPA NNC Decision

Posted: July 15, 2011 2:08 PM

TAGS: algae blooms, Army Corps of Engineers, Caloosahatchee, David Guest, EPA, Florida Water Coalition, Lake Okeechobee, News, numeric nutrient criteria, South Florida Water Management District, Government

Is Everglades Restoration a Dream Too Far?

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: November 29, 2010 4:05 AM

Could Everglades restoration get any more botched up?

TAGS: CERP, Everglades restoration, Lake Okeechobee, Martin County, Miccosukee, News, Paula Dockery, Seminole, SFWMD, South Florida Water Management District, St. Lucie River, Columns

Florida's Definitive Hurricane

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: March 2, 2010 (All day)

Hurricanes have written a large, violent and costly chapter in Florida history.

The big storms have created barrier islands and wiped them out. Overnight. They've ruined crops, dashed dreams, turned boardwalks into tinder.

TAGS: Army Corps of Engineers, dike, Herbert Hoover, Hurricane, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane of 1928, Lake Okeechobee, News