12.22 River of Grass

The Everglades once drained all of South Florida, but massive public-works projects over the past hundred years have starved the “River of Grass” of fresh water, creating damaging hypersalinity in Florida Bay. That nutrient-rich water from Lake Okeechobee that should be filtered through the Everglades is instead poisoning the coastal habitats to the east and … Continue reading "12.22 River of Grass"

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