Lake Okeechobee /tags/lake-okeechobee Lake Okeechobee en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:34:31 GMT Scrapped data center in Okeechobee County mirrors rising opposition to data centers in South Florida /government-politics/2026-04-29/scrapped-data-center-in-okeechobee-county-mirrors-rising-opposition-to-data-centers-in-south-florida Plans for a 200-acre data center in Okeechobee County, about 60 miles west of West Palm Beach, have been scrapped amid widespread opposition against such projects. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:34:31 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-29/scrapped-data-center-in-okeechobee-county-mirrors-rising-opposition-to-data-centers-in-south-florida Wilkine Brutus Army Corps to lower Lake Okeechobee by 4 feet. Algae blooms could follow /environment/2024-11-25/army-corps-lake-okeechobee-algae-blooms Despite strong indications that billions of gallons of water would not gush down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers from months on end when the new management plan for the big lake was finalized earlier this year that's exactly what is poised to occur Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:00:04 GMT /environment/2024-11-25/army-corps-lake-okeechobee-algae-blooms Tom Bayles New Lake Okeechobee plan aims for more water for the Everglades, less toxic algae /environment/2024-08-27/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 needs of the watershed. “This plan marks a cultural shift on the part of the Army Corps of Engineers.†Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-08-27/new-lake-okeechobee-plan-aims-for-more-water-for-the-everglades-less-toxic-algae Amy Green | Inside Climate News Releases of Lake O's polluted water now welcomed by environmental group /environment/2024-04-08/lake-okeechobee-polluted-water-releases There has been a change of heart that releases of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River are no longer a near-apocalypse happening but rather a beneficial event Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:59:06 GMT /environment/2024-04-08/lake-okeechobee-polluted-water-releases Tom Bayles Lake Okeechobee water is heading to Florida’s coasts. What that means for red tide /environment/2024-03-29/lake-okeechobee-water-is-heading-to-floridas-coasts-what-that-means-for-red-tide The organism that causes red tide was found at trace levels in three counties last week. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:02:00 GMT /environment/2024-03-29/lake-okeechobee-water-is-heading-to-floridas-coasts-what-that-means-for-red-tide Max Chesnes | Tampa Bay Times A key portion of the Florida Wildlife Corridor will remain undeveloped /environment/2024-03-04/florida-wildlife-corridor-highlands-county The more than 12,000 acres along Fisheating Creek in Highlands County is surrounded on all sides by previously preserved lands. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:49:07 GMT /environment/2024-03-04/florida-wildlife-corridor-highlands-county Steve Newborn A quest to get an amendment guaranteeing a right to clean water pushed back /environment/2023-12-27/florida-amendment-clean-water The Florida Rights of Nature Network has gotten only a fraction of the roughly 900,000 signatures needed to get an constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. So it is regrouping and moving its goal to 2026. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-12-27/florida-amendment-clean-water Steve Newborn Florida lawmaker budget requests for the 2024 legislative session are starting to pile up /government-politics/2023-11-28/florida-2024-legislative-budget Florida lawmakers are championing hundreds of projects and seeking billions of dollars as they prepare for the start of the 2024 legislative session in January. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:57:55 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-28/florida-2024-legislative-budget Jim Turner | News Service of Florida Producing power from cow poop: A Florida dairy aims to reduce climate impact of cattle /environment/2023-09-29/cows-dairy-climate-change-fertilizer-greenhouse-gases-florida An innovative process now in operation at the Larson Dairy farm just north of Lake Okeechobee helps reduce the climate impact of his dairy herd by capturing and cleaning methane locked in manure and sending it to a natural gas pipeline near the farm. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:57:33 GMT /environment/2023-09-29/cows-dairy-climate-change-fertilizer-greenhouse-gases-florida Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald Lake O level 30 inches higher than 2022 as hurricane predictions rise /environment/2023-08-14/lake-okeechobee-hurricane-predictions Far warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures are causing hurricane predictors to raise the number of tropical storms expected in coming months, but it's not motiving the man in charge of Lake Okeechobee's elevated water level from lowering it. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:23:34 GMT /environment/2023-08-14/lake-okeechobee-hurricane-predictions Tom Bayles