Guest AuthorMay 13, 2024
6min0
We pray the federal government will do the right thing and honor its promises — of water and justice.
Tag: CERP
Guest AuthorMay 13, 2024
Peter SchorschNovember 12, 2023
4min0
It’s clear the activists would prefer to eradicate farmers from the region.
Peter SchorschJune 20, 2023
8min0
Nearly one-third of the state’s population relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal.
Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2019
6min924
DeSantis appeared at the groundbreaking event in LaBelle Friday.
Guest AuthorMarch 31, 2017
5min468
In my previous role as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, it wasn’t often I would find consensus on issues involving local water management districts, the state and federal government. But after years of studying the options to best reduce the occurrence of discharges used to lower Lake Okeechobee, those involved in these three […]
Guest AuthorMarch 30, 2017
6min483
As a former state legislator and now a member of Congress, I’ve been proud to support investments in protecting Florida’s natural resources, including the Everglades. While located far from the Emerald Coast, the Everglades are about as iconic in Florida as the Blue Angels, the Space Shuttle, and the orange. Everglades National Park alone welcomes […]
Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2017
7min282
Joe Negron’s controversial plan to reduce Lake Okeechobee discharges is not going over well with federal officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Last week, many of those involved in Everglades restoration called for Florida to stay the course on federal restoration projects; many were critical of the Senate President’s plan to build a reservoir south […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 31, 2017
5min379
Five dozen water quality experts have sent a letter to urge Gov. Rick Scott, as well as state and federal governments, to finish the job on Florida water that began more than 15 years ago. The letter Tuesday morning, signed by 60 Florida water policy experts, went to Scott, Senate President Joe Negron and House […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2017
7min602
It’s incredible how foggy some people’s memories are when it comes to past efforts to restore the Everglades, buy farmland and build a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. Time and again, environmental extremists are quick to blame the sugar industry for every ill in the region, past, present and future, without any regard to science […]
Peter SchorschAugust 10, 2016
6min242
Sen. Joe Negron’s statesmanlike news conference demonstrated how deeply he cares about water issues. There’s no doubt his plan to buy 60,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee will be heralded in his hometown, but in all likelihood, the plan will be met with many roadblocks in Tallahassee. In short, the idea is politically untenable, costs […]