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Former DEP Secretary Joins FGCU’s Water School

Former Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary and former state Chief Resiliency officer Noah Valenstein has been named the first presidential fellow in water policy at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Water School. We’ll talk with Valenstein about his time in state government and his future plans for the Water School.

UF Researchers Designing Floating Water Quality Sampling Buoy

Researchers at University of Florida are hoping to add another tool to the water quality sampling toolbox: a free-floating buoy dubbed ‘GatorByte” that collects data and transmits it in real time using a cellular signal.

The water that comes from Lake Okeechobee is still cause for debate over who gets to use how much, with a bill introduced in Tallahassee this session that would put into law that big agriculture would continue to receive healthy amounts while environmentalists want more of the water cleaned by Everglades restoration efforts to go to The River of Grass and nearby communities

Controversial legislation that competes for Everglades water passes Florida Senate

A Florida Senate bill that critics claim is being fast-tracked through the Legislature to ensure big agriculture receives all of the water it already uses from Lake Okeechobee, rather than follow longstanding plans to send more of it into the Everglades, passed the chamber late this week.

The Caloosahatchee River is at the center of the focus on water quality in Southwest Florida for Calusa Waterkeeper, from Boca Grande south to Bonita Springs and 1,000 miles around.

Calusa Waterkeeper meets to discuss future, area's water status

Calusa Waterkeeper meets to discuss its future, gather donations, and listen to experts like Mike Parsons from FGCU's The Water School

Greatest Threat to Lives and Property is Water, Not Wind, Says Meterologist

The Atlantic Storm season starts June 1st and while a lot of attention is given to the winds packed by hurricanes, that's not the only peril. Florida…

Michigan Governor Vows To Fix Flint's Drinking Water Emergency

Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his State of the State address, and apologized for the drinking water disaster in Flint. He said he will release his emails on the lead-contaminated tap water in Flint.

Michigan Pushes To Have Nation's Toughest Lead Water Rules

After the Flint crisis, GOP Gov. Snyder wants to adopt stricter rules regarding lead in water. He's pushing state regulators to change the federal rule because Republican state lawmakers won't do it.

Why Food Companies Should Be More Afraid Of Water Scarcity

An environmental sustainability group assessed how 37 U.S. food companies are responding to escalating water risks. It found most have a long way to go to improve water efficiency and other practices.

Stony coral disease has afflicted nearly half Florida's reef-building corals and has now spread beyond the 300-mile long reef tract to the eastern Caribbean and south to Mexico and Belize.

Ballast Water Could Be Driving Spread Of Devastating Coral Disease

Scientists investigating a devastating new coral disease infecting reefs from Florida to and throughout the Caribbean may be zeroing in on a culprit...

Water Quality Report: Lake Okeechobee is rather full these days

Lake Okeechobee is nearing the high-water level mark that the Army Corps is comfortable with, but a strengthened Herbert Hoover Dike and better management seem to be alleviating fears to this point

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