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Peter SchorschFebruary 15, 2016

With much of the nation embroiled in the 2016 presidential campaign, it’s almost understandable that some things in Florida have escaped widespread notice. For those of paying attention, however, they have no doubt been aware of the release of excess water from Lake Okeechobee, a result of historically high El Niño rainfall in South Florida. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 11, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to take swift action to stop Lake Okeechobee releases into the Calooshatchee and St. Lucie estuaries west and east of the lake respectively. In a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday, Scott asked that the agency “take immediate action to relieve the […]

Scott PowersFebruary 2, 2016

A bipartisan group led by Florida’s U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings and Mario Diaz-Balart introduced bills Tuesday intended to green-light Everglades restoration projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nelson’s office reported. Nelson and Hastings, a Democrat from Palm Beach County, and Diaz-Balart, a Republican from Miami, are pushing a plan […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 1, 2016

A soggy January has some officials concerned over how the wet weather will affect the state’s agriculture industry. “South Florida farmers are reeling from biblical proportions of rainfall and flooding over the past few days, weeks and months of the results of El Niño,” said Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. “With record amounts of rainfall over […]

Ryan RayOctober 7, 2015

Most of Florida’s 29 U.S. representatives in Washington, D.C., signed a letter to a high-ranking Army official on Tuesday calling for federal action to help revive the ailing Apalachicola River. Twenty-two members of Congress – an evenly-divided 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats – wrote Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy of their concern with newly released […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 8, 2015

The story of the Port St. Lucie Crosstown Parkway Bridge tells how we lose Florida’s natural beauty, resources, and ecosystems, even if they exist in our Preserve State Parks. It’s the story of a battle that must be fought if we are to save any of them. In 1990, the city of Port St. Lucie […]

Ryan RayAugust 19, 2015

According to a new report released by the conservative James Madison Institute Wednesday, new federal regulations set to be implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency at month’s end could be a threat to the property rights of Floridians. The study, entitled “‘Waters of the U.S.’: A Case Study in Government Abuse” comes as the EPA prepares to enforce […]

Diane RobertsJuly 7, 2015

No doubt you’re wondering what new ways Florida’s alleged leaders have found to squander taxpayer money, suck up to the rich and further foul Florida’s environment. Well, prepare to be impressed: The Rick Scott administration is suing the feds for trying to protect rivers and wetlands. I mean, why should water get special rights: Does […]

Bruce RitchieApril 30, 2015

The Florida office of a national environmental group on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against federal agencies over protection of an endangered sparrow and Everglades restoration indirectly related to a proposed big land purchase. Environmental groups and some local government officials are pressuring the state to exercise an option to buy 46,800 acres of U.S. Sugar […]

Ryan RayMarch 8, 2015

Amid a great deal of noise currently being made about the environment in Florida – from Amendment 1’s sweeping mandates on land and water preservation funding to reports that Gov. Rick Scott has outlawed any official discussion about climate change – one player not getting much burn in that arena these days is Jeb Bush. That’s strange, […]

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Beyond the pale: Enviro activist calls for “death of thousands” in Lake O discharge controversy

Rick Scott calls for “immediate action” to ease effects of Lake Okeechobee releases

Bill Nelson, Alcee Hastings, Mario Diaz-Balart introduce Everglades bills

Adam Putnam warns above average rainfall could be “devastating” to South Florida agriculture community

22 members of Florida’s U.S. delegation call on feds to reconsider Apalachicola River plans

Shari Anker: Battle to save 2 preserve state parks teaches statewide lessons

JMI study: EPA’s new ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule threatens to “micromanage” property owners

Diane Roberts: Top state pols defend Florida’s right to filthy water

Sparrow lawsuit has indirect link to water storage, U.S. Sugar land purchase

Good read from Politico — Jeb in the ‘glades