lake okeechobee

Army Corps Stops Discharges to St. Lucie Estuary, Mast Calls it 'Good News'

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) is acknowledging what he believes to be a positive moment as the U.S. Army Corps has…

10 months ago

Mast Demands Answers Regarding U.S. Army Corps Decision to Begin Discharges in FL Waterways

Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) sent out a press release on Friday demanding answers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

11 months ago

Florida Fights Back Against Federal Overreach, Stands Up for State Water Rights

After Governor Ron DeSantis coined the term “Free State of Florida” in describing the state’s refusal to adhere to federally…

3 years ago

Mast Calls for Controversial Federal Takeover of State Water Rights

As the ongoing debate between environmental groups and South Florida farmers and water users over the Lake Okeechobee water levels…

3 years ago

Rubio, GOP Congressmen Warn Army Corps Against Limiting Water Supply to South Florida

In response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ recently-unveiled Lake Okeechobee water management plan (Alternative CC) that could jeopardize…

3 years ago

Mast Accused of Politicizing Lake Okeechobee

Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) may have landed himself in hot water after Florida lawmakers directed a letter to him,…

4 years ago

Mast Calls Out Army Corps for 'Poisoning' Floridians

Earlier today, Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL), called out Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, the Commanding General of the US Army Corps…

4 years ago

Environmental Group Caught Pushing Fake News on FL Farmers

Last week, the Center for Biological Diversity and Calusa Waterkeeper landed themselves in hot water after publishing a false article…

4 years ago

Brian Mast takes incoming fire from Florida farmers over his water op-ed

Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) has really stirred the pot with farmers in Florida after he penned a scathing op-ed…

5 years ago

Brian Mast's Bill Tackling Algal Blooms Moves Forward

"We have made great progress toward bringing real operational change to the way Lake Okeechobee is managed.”

6 years ago

DeSantis bolsters his Blue-Green Algae task force

Now DeSantis is taking the clean water efforts further by appointing five leading scientists and researchers to the newly-minted Blue-Green…

6 years ago

Diaz-Balart Will Lead HSI Caucus

“His leadership and expertise within the U.S. Congress will serve to propel the work of the Caucus."

6 years ago

Trump says he's "not playing games," will shut down border

they have the strongest immigration laws anywhere in the world, and we have the weakest, the most pathetic laws.

6 years ago

Mast explains his water level-lowering proposal

Mast has received considerable amount of pushback for his proposal to seasonally lower the lake level to 10 ½ ft.

6 years ago

Army Corps rebuffs Mast's water level proposal

Mast, whose congressional district is ground zero for the toxic algae water problems, has been pushing to temporarily and seasonally…

6 years ago

Fixing Lake O dike key to Florida's water problem

 Regardless of which side of this issue you fall on, the truth is that everyone living from Orlando south to…

6 years ago

Mast's dangerous lake water level proposal

Mast’s congressional district is ‘ground zero’ for the toxic algae blooms, so taking charge to clean up water ways is…

6 years ago

$514 million more taxpayer dollars go to fix Lake Okeechobee dike

To many Floridians, the ongoing repairs to the existing drainage system around Lake Okeechobee  seems to be taking forever.

7 years ago