As we continue to add new nutrients to an already overloaded lake, the problem will get even worse Why 'toxic summers' on Lake O are the new normal You know those massive algal blooms that cover much of Lake Okeechobee each spring and summer? The ones that threaten the St. Lucie River and Caloosahatchee River estuaries, and everyone who lives around or spends time on them, with toxins? Well, get used to them. They’re going to keep coming back to Lake O for a while. Year after year. Toxic summers on Lake Okeechobee are the new normal. Lake O’s algal blooms are getting — and will continue getting — more frequent, bigger and longer-lasting. Learn the reasons why — and what can be done about it — in our latest Deep Dive. Check our our latest 'Deep Dive' investigation Support our work If this SFWMD board member loses her seat, polluters win Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch has been a force for clean water in her four years on the South Florida Water Management District's Governing Board. That may be why, though she was re-appointed to a new 4-year term by Gov. Ron DeSantis, sugared-up state legislators wouldn't even give her a hearing. Read all about it our latest newsletter Just how bad is the bloom on Lake Okeechobee? In a recent "Everglades Illustrated" newsletter, our friends at Friends of the Everglades document how the bloom on Lake Okeechobee now covers around 440 square miles, and the lake itself is over 14 feet — meaning that toxic algae could be coming to an estuary near you sometime soon. Read the newsletter BECOME A MEMBER DONATE P.S. Signatures Needed! The "Right to Clean and Healthy Waters" petition needs 900,000 signature by November 30 to get on the 2024 ballot. The petition can be printed out and signed here: [link removed] VoteWater 3727 SE Ocean Blvd Suite 200-A Stuart, FL 34996 | (772) 212-2939 ‌ ‌ VoteWater | 3727 SE Ocean Blvd, Suite 200-A, Stuart, FL 34996 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!