Florida’s decision to fight a massive algae bloom by temporarily holding more water north of Lake Okeechobee is drawing criticism from federal wildlife officials who say the rising water is threatening 10 nests of an endangered bird.
The South Florida Water District sent letters to Florida Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio on Friday, alerting them to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s request that it lower water in the Kissimmee River Valley to June 27 levels to protect the snail kite nests. The district raised the water level by 1.4 feet to slow the amount flowing into the lake.
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