Toxic algae has oozed out of lakes and into Florida´s Senate race
(WorldNews Environment)

Slimeballs could determine who wins a race for the U.S. Senate. And in this case, slimeballs isn´t another word for disgraced politicians or dirty-money lobbyists. Slime is flowing off Florida´s Lake Okeechobee in balls, clots, and sheets into coastal waters. It´s made of algae that blooms in massive numbers when fertilizer-laden agricultural runoff sits in warm water. Rain raised the level of this fetid brew until officials had no choice but to send it downstream to the sea. The environmental...