The situation seemed dire two years ago when Bass Masters removed Lake Okeechobee from its Top Ten Bass Lakes in the United States. However, things got worse in August when the lake was declared the ...

Florida vacationers might want to avoid this snake and alligator-infested lake with toxic levels of cyanobacteria on their ...

PORT MAYACA, Fla. — Buckle up: it could be a rough summer. At least, that's what Mark Perry, the executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society is forecasting. According to the latest report ...

PORT MAYACA, Fla. (CBS12) — This weekend, the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is going to begin a massive release of water from Lake Okeechobee for the first time in months. The lake is currently more ...

It’s summer in Florida, and that means longer, hotter days, near-daily deluges— and algae blooms. They happen every year in many of the state’s waterways, but recent conditions in Lake Okeechobee, ...

Huge green blooms now regularly infest much of Lake Okeechobee’s 730-square-mile surface during the summer, producing toxic vapors and waterborne poisons potent enough to kill pets, or send their ...

Discover the best lures, fishing tactics, and tournament insights for bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee in February 2025. / B.A.S.S. As anglers begin heading to the second event of the 2025 Bassmaster ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The rainy season is far from over and worries grow about what that could mean for communities on the Treasure Coast and in Palm Beach County. The water level in Lake Okeechobee ...

A group of scientists and environmental experts met Wednesday in Stuart to discuss new ways to fight pollution in Lake ...

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — This summer, experts braced for an explosion of blue-green algae which could threaten local waterways on the Treasure Coast, including the St. Lucie River and the Indian River ...

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 ...