Friday 1 July 2016

Army Corps to take action in battle against Florida algae bloom

WATCH ABOVE: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio had strong words Friday after seeing the algae invasion on the Treasure Coast in Florida."This is a catastrophic situation," Rubio said. The Republican Senator said the algae is a threat to the local economy and he plans to churn a sense of emergency to get action. Jana Eschbach reports.
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STUART, Fla. – As a noxious algae bloom fouls beaches on Florida’s Atlantic coast, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to reduce the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee that many blame for fueling the problem.
The Corps’ Jacksonville District planned to begin the reductions Friday, targeting the Caloosahatchee Estuary and the St. Lucie Estuary, a news release said.
The action comes after Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency over the problem, and as politicians and residents are blaming the federal government.

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