Okeechobee

EUMETSAT satellite shows blue-green algae bloom covering Lake Okeechobee.

EUMETSAT satellite shows blue-green algae bloom covering Lake Okeechobee.

Blue-green algae has bloomed again in Lake Okeechobee, filling waterways with putrid sludge that can contaminate local water and marine animals.

Gov. Rick Scott's state of emergency could help local officials battle the toxic algae.

Officials hope a 9-day break from Lake Okeechobee releases into the St. Lucie Estuary will allow a saltwater recharge to help keep algae at bay.

Climate change is already impacting Floridians health, doctors say, and it's going to get worse in the future. That's why Florida doctors and nurses formed Florida Clinicians for Climate Action, an educational and activist group dedicated to teaching people and politicians about the dangers of climate change on human health.