Recreation

Large algae bloom forms on Lake Okeechobee, could repeat 2016

(Above) A diagram from 2016 shows water flow in South Florida. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post) Florida’s freshwater…

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Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico

The global meat industry, already implicated in driving global warming and deforestation, has now been blamed for fueling what is…

7 years ago

Getting to clean water: Complex problem, no easy solutions

photo: Friends of the Mississippi River executive director Whitney Clark pours water from the Mississippi River into a tube used…

7 years ago

Watering Your Garden in the Summer

Q&A with Maureen Taylor, Professional Gardener For gardening in arid zones Under the canopy of a California Friendly garden, I…

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Pennsylvania DEP staffers warned superiors of dangers to private water wells from pipeline construction

A Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection official waved a red flag to higher ups in January over potential issues with…

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Toxic Lake: The Untold Story of Lake Okeechobee

Click through, below, for an interactive look at the story. https://vimeo.com/194372466 CLEWISTON, Florida – For months during 2016, plumes of…

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Exploring Florida — Kayaking the Waccasassa and Wekiva Rivers

Living in Florida we are pretty blessed to be surrounded by water, giving us mulitple oppourtunities to explore. Whether you…

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The Annual Beach Report Card 2017 Release

Much-needed winter storms may have relieved California’s historic drought, but all that rain came at some cost – poor beach…

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Oregon’s Niagara Falls, Revealed

A viewing area in Snøhetta's design for the new river walk (Courtesy of Snøhetta) It’s a sunny morning at Willamette…

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Underwater Tourism Should Be The Next Frontier

Illustration: Phil Pauley 73 years after the Titanic‘s sinking, Robert Ballard and his team finally spotted the ship’s last resting…

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