NOLIGARCHY.USFL — Lake Okeechobee draining to keep Big Sugar green while taps and wetlands go dry
Florida is in its worst drought on record, yet hundreds of millions of gallons are being steered from the lake to irrigate sugarcane — not to refill aquifers or revive the Everglades. Follow the money and the mud-splattered hypocrisy.
Florida's worst drought on record. So why is Lake Okeechobee water going to sugar fields?
As Florida grapples with its most widespread drought on record, our WPTV investigation reveals hundreds of millions of gallons of water are being released from Lake Okeechobee into sugar fields.