Okeechobee’s toxic tides

 

Scuba diver Tyler Beck describes the consequences of record rains and reckless industrial policy in Florida: freshwater runoff from a highly polluted lake has not only trashed the environment, but also affected local communities and wrecked the tourism industry.

Storyteller: Tyler Beck

Date of Story: 2016
Location of Story: Marco Island, Florida, U.S.A.
Location: Marco Island, Florida, U.S.A.
Date: 7 February, 2016