August 31, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should have engaged in further consultation with other agencies about the environmental impact of its releases of water containing toxic algae and nutrients from Florida's Lake Okeechobee, a federal judge has held.
March 16, 2020
The federal government has told a Florida federal court that due diligence to determine whether its management plan for releases from Lake Okeechobee wouldn't jeopardize protected species was sufficient, and that environmental groups' push for it to do more should be rejected.
June 11, 2019
Conservation groups sued three federal agencies Tuesday over their handling of releases of water containing toxic algae and nutrients from Florida's Lake Okeechobee into connecting waterways, saying the agencies have not taken proper steps to address various harmful effects.