Florida declares algae emergency

Ordinarily, businesses in South Florida would be preparing for a swarm of tourists this holiday weekend. This year, they're worried the only living thing on their beaches come the Fourth of July might be some putrid blue-green algae.
The algae, which the Washington Post compared to "thick, furry mold," "chunky guacamole," or a "festering, infected sore," has been coating waterways in four counties since late May, when algae in Lake Okeechobee tested positive for high levels of a toxin that targe