Battle over water and public health return to Tally More voices call for action by our State Legislature and Governor to take meaningful action in this 2020 legislative session to […]
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Legislation to Expedite Water Quality Improvements
Governor DeSantis’ call for Water Improvements Legislation aligns with Brevard Indian River Lagoon/Indian River County Clean Water Coalition 2020 Legislative Recommendations: Septic System and Sewage Treatment maintenance; Biosolids (concentrated sludge) […]
Saltwater Intrusion is a threat to the St. Johns River
Saltwater Intrusion is a threat to the St. Johns River Lisa Rineman is a guest columnist for the Jacksonville.com news and is the St. Johns Riverkeeper. She provides her opinion […]
Students to Conduct Scientific Research Along the Indian River Lagoon on October 10
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND VOLUNTEERS WILL COLLECT SAMPLES FROM VOLUSIA TO PALM BEACH “A Day in the Life of the Indian River Lagoon is designed to help students develop an appreciation […]
A Call for Tighter Septic and Stormwater Rules by Florida’s Blue Green Algae Task Force
Septic and Stormwater Rules – new recommendations The state has more than 2.5 million septic tanks, but stopped inspecting them in 2012 after former Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill […]
Lagoon Straight Talk event at Cocoa Beach
September 23 – 5:30pm-8:00pm – Lagoon Straight Talk – (Cocoa Beach)– Join the Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition for the ‘Lagoon Straight Talk’ event at the Courtyard Marriott, Cocoa Beach. […]
Rep. Randy Fine proposes IRL Clean up bills
(Florida Today News): Rep. Randy Fine announced the filing of his first general bill of the 2020 legislative session, House Bill 153, the “Indian River Lagoon State Matching Grant Program,” […]
Brown algae slime blankets surf from Cocoa Beach Pier to Alan Shepard Park
On July 17, samples taken by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection identified the algae at nearby at Jetty Park as a “filamentous cyanobacteria (Lyngbya-like) and Ceramium sp.” DEP’s tests […]
Green algae fouls Lake Washington
July 19,2019 Florida Today reports: Bright-green algae blanketed waters near the lake’s banks this week (photo credit: Jim Waymer). The algae altered how the city disinfects its water, resulting in […]
Florida’s Algae Bloom are also a health crisis
April 10, 2019. Florida Today reported….Blue-green algae are laden with microcystins that are a cause of non-alcoholic liver cancer. Drs. Paul Cox and James Metcalf of Brain Chemistry Labs reported […]