April 19, 2014
Environment
Portrait of a Broken Lake
Forget the drought. Lake Okeechobee’s problem is too much water, not too little. Fixing it will cost as much as the multibillion-dollar plan to replumb the Everglades south of the lake.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Trendsetters: Environment, Engineering
Stephen R. Miller, MSCW; Loretta Cockrum, Foram Group; Jack Finn, HNTB; Jennifer Porter, LBFH
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Published on 9/1/2007
Report: History of Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee is called the system under siege. For the first 6,000 years of its life, the massive lake was unfettered. But that changed once developers began building nearby. Watch as Trend's Mike Vogel shares what life's been like on the lake. All is
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Published on 9/1/2007
Tour: Florida's Limestone Mines
Construction of everything from roads to homes involves limestone and sand. Many of these ingredients of cement are mined here in Florida and is one of the state’s key industries. Take a look at some of the state's mines.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Voices of Lake Okeechobee
Meet a farmer, an activist, an environmentalist, the fish finders, the immigrants and the berm buster, the people who are at odds.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Where Will Lake O's Water Go?
Historically, the lake was a third larger than it is today.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Cross Currents
A plan to revitalize the Miami River has put the marine industry on a collision course with developers.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Changing Tides
Sea level rise associated with climate change could significantly reshape the coastal habitat...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Dry Counties
Brown golf courses. Record low levels in Lake Okeechobee. For the first time, once-a-week lawn watering restrictions in Broward and Palm Beach counties...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Water Fight
Buddy MacKay, who oversaw water and growth management for two terms as lieutenant governor under the late Gov. Lawton Chiles, sees a 21st century conflict gearing up in his part of the state.
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Published on 6/1/2007
Protection
For decades, highly populated areas like Hillsborough County and Pinellas County have operated taxpayer-funded land-buying programs to protect environmentally sensitive lands.
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Published on 6/1/2007
Green Commitment
In a nod to energy conservation and resource preservation, the University of Miami has signed the Talloires Declaration of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.
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Published on 6/1/2007
Backbone
From its enactment in 2001, the plan to restore what remains of the Everglades has been a vehicle with a lot of moving pieces.
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Published on 4/1/2007
Adapting
Can Florida become a model for how U.S. states adapt to climate change?
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Published on 4/1/2007
Who's Lesley Blackner?
Meet the woman whose ideas are hated by every business group in Florida.
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Published on 3/1/2007
Algae Alert
Researchers are tracking a stubborn algae bloom in southern Biscayne Bay.
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Published on 2/1/2007
New Stormwater Rules on Tap
Florida regulators are behind the times in allowing for water-saving, less-polluting techniques such as pervious concrete, narrower streets, green roofs and swales.
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Published on 2/1/2007
Going Green
Water-supply woes, energy costs and environmental concerns are pushing green building practices into the mainstream in Florida.
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Published on 2/1/2007
Environmental Services
Restoration projects are 'no longer a niche.'
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Published on 1/1/2007
Dirty Work
St. Lucie could become the nation's first county to use technology that vaporizes landfill waste. County officials gave the nod to Atlanta-based Geoplasma to fund and build a $425- million facility that uses plasma arcs to turn waste into electricity.
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Published on 12/1/2006
