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Associated PressJuly 2, 2015

Trying to close the books on the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, BP agreed Thursday to provide billions of dollars in new money to five Gulf Coast states in a deal the company said would bring its full obligations to an estimated $53.8 billion. Federal and state government officials touted the record-breaking $18.7 […]

Phil AmmannJuly 2, 2015

BP has agreed to pay a record $18.732 billion to resolve claims by five Gulf states of violating the Clean Water Act, harming natural resources, and other economic damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As a part of the agreement announced Thursday, Florida will receive at least $3.25 billion. The overall deal has […]

Associated PressMarch 18, 2015

In a public move presaging his run for the White House, Jeb Bush resigned from corporate positions at the end of 2014. Less noticed: One of the companies where he served on the board, Florida timber company Rayonier Inc., faced a flurry of lawsuits not long before his exit. One case alleges that a plant […]

Diane RobertsOctober 27, 2014

I don’t know about you, but this latest epidemic is really freaking me out. The experts say it’s hard to catch — you can’t get it merely by living in the same state as infected people or being exposed to toxic campaign ads. But what if they’re wrong? What if stupidity is airborne? Everywhere you […]

Guest AuthorOctober 9, 2014

Florida’s geology, topography and watercourses are like no other state, dominated by vast floodplains along the coast and myriad wetlands, rivers, streams and lakes inland. Virtually all of these features are connected underground by our precious aquifer system through sandy soils and porous limestone. Because Florida’s elevation is only slightly above sea level and relatively […]

Diane RobertsAugust 21, 2014

When he’s not dodging questions about his trip to the King Ranch, Congressman Steve Southerland is touting a bill to help struggling polluters. See, that socialist Clean Water Act messes with his BFFs at Florida Power and Light, the Florida Farm Bureau, and the Homebuilders Association. Dagnabbit, somebody has to stand up for run-off! Southerland’s […]

Tag: Clean Water Act

$18.7B deal clears path for BP to close books on Gulf spill

DEP, FWC respond to record BP settlement, applauds Gulf Coast recovery progress

Jeb Bush held seat on board of Florida timber firm facing lawsuits

Diane Roberts: Epidemic freaks me out; what if stupidity is airborne?

Tom Feeney: Proposed EPA water rules are too costly for Fla. governments

Diane Roberts: Southerland and the Clean Water Act: Somebody has to stand up for run-off