Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The situation seemed dire two years ago when Bass Masters removed Lake Okeechobee from its Top Ten Bass Lakes in the United States ...

LAKE OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Scott Martin is a professional angler who has Lake Okeechobee water flowing through his veins. He recently took me out on the lake on a blustery winter day. "I've lived here ...

In the 1980s, the state embarked on a major effort to clean up dairy pollution in South Florida's waters. Florida bought out dairies, helped modernize those that remained, and strictly limited ...

RACHEL. THANK YOU. A GROUP OF SCIENTISTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS MET TODAY TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING POLLUTION PROBLEM IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE. CALEB CALIFANO IS IN STUDIO WITH MORE ON WHAT THEY DISCUSSED ...

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...