Fort Myers News-Press
As Lee County commissioners plead with the feds to protect the Caloosahatchee and its estuary from excessive Lake Okeechobee releases, health officials are cautioning people to stay away from the water at three popular freshwater boat launches. At the same time, at least five coastal beaches are under red tide alerts.
The one-two environmental punch is starting to look alarmingly like what scientist Paul Cox calls “the toxic vise,” conditions that reached crisis stage in 2018, when then-Gov. Rick Scott declared dual states of emergency.
Lee County health department spokeswoman Tammy Yzaguirre said red tide-tainted sites currently noted include:
As Lee County commissioners plead with the feds to protect the Caloosahatchee and its estuary from excessive Lake Okeechobee releases, health officials are cautioning people to stay away from the water at three popular freshwater boat launches. At the same time, at least five coastal beaches are under red tide alerts.
The one-two environmental punch is starting to look alarmingly like what researcher Paul Cox calls “the toxic vise,” conditions that reached crisis stage in 2018, when then-Gov. Rick Scott declared dual states of emergency.
Lee County health department spokeswoman Tammy Yzaguirre said red tide-tainted sites currently noted include:
Sanibel’s Tarpon Bay Road Beach and Lighthouse Beach Park
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