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Large algae blooms in lakes and rivers have become an annual warm weather headache in nearly every U.S. state, endangering water supplies and local economies. A new competition hopes to help.
Smack in the middle of the Florida peninsula, Lake Okeechobee, one of the largest lakes in the U.S., has a nagging problem. Nearly every year now, large blooms of algae form in the lake.
On a recent visit, even Steve Davis, a senior ecologist with the Everglades Foundation, was surprised.
"Oh my gosh," he exclaimed, "look how thick this blue-green mat is right here."
Lake Okeechobee is the source of much of
