Cleanup plan not enough to control Lake Okeechobee phosphorus, say conservation groups

Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s largest freshwater lake and the critical water supply for the Everglades ecosystem, receives more than 500 metric tons of phosphorus per year. A new cleanup plan aims to reduce that influx, but Audubon of Florida says it won’t be enough. Florida pollution-reduction standards require the lake’s yearly.. Read more