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Lake Okeechobee
Manatees are dying in America’s most biologically diverse waterway because of pollution.
Manatees are dying in America’s most biologically diverse waterway because of pollution.
Like you, I have watched the countless national news reports on the rapid deterioration of the great treasures of ours in South Florida with shock and dismay. Clean water sources on both the southeast and southwest coasts of this great state are taking a beating like never before.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
In November, Florida voters will have a chance to vote on candidates for public office according to their own litmus test: do the candidates support Big Sugar's domination of the state's landscape or not?
You might not be familiar with the term, but the practice is paying huge dividends in a state that is desperate to protect its abundant natural resources.
Two days after Halloween, puzzled, disappointed tourists trolled the beached of Sanibel Island amidst piles of dead tunicates and pen shells accompanied by a smell that matched the volume of dead and dying sea life.
Imagine a great expanse of clear water with a soft sandy bottom, teeming with native birds and wildlife. This is what Lake Okeechobee used to be. But now, after years of pollution, Florida's great lake is hurting.
