Florida breaks ground on a $4 billion Everglades reservoir project designed to prevent harmful Lake Okeechobee discharges to ...

The EAA Reservoir system — estimated to cost more than $3 billion — includes a 10,000-acre reservoir and 6,500-acre ...

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 ...

PORT SALERNO, Fla. — A group of paddleboarders will take on a 36-mile journey down the St. Lucie River on Saturday, highlighting concerns over Lake Okeechobee discharges that affect waterways along ...

The lake currently sits about two feet lower than it was last year, partly due to a new release schedule implemented last ...

Clewiston, Florida: Birder Steve Buczynski heads out on his paddleboard from the Public Access Boat Ramp in Clewiston toward Lake Okeechobee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has started ...

LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT A NEW STUDY ALSO RANKS IT AS THE DIRTIEST LAKE IN THE COUNTRY. ANGELA ROZIER JOINING US IN THE STUDIO WITH REACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THIS ...

Florida Atlantic University has received a $700,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor water quality in Lake Okeechobee through a new research project. The three-year project ...

Spring is the time of year when the Caloosahatchee River needs water most from Lake Okeechobee, and pulse releases are ongoing to feed the river's delicate estuary. But Okeechobee releases may slow ...

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday. U.S. Sugar Corp., Okeelanta Corp. (Florida Crystals) and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative lost their lawsuit.

Lake Okeechobee's name comes from a Seminole term that means "big water," and this is certainly accurate. Okeechobee is Florida's largest freshwater lake, so big it has been dubbed the state's inland ...

LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT A NEW STUDY ALSO RANKS IT AS THE DIRTIEST LAKE IN THE COUNTRY. ANGELA ROZIER JOINING US IN THE STUDIO WITH REACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THIS ...