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Mitch PerryOctober 3, 2016

After it was revealed last month that Mosaic had withheld information for weeks about the massive sinkhole at their New Wales facility in Polk County which spilled 215 million gallons of contaminated water into the Florida aquifer, the Conservation Florida Voters attacked Dana Young for receiving campaign contributions from the phosphate corporation — and the fact that it’s vice president […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2016

A day after an official with Mosaic Fertilizer expressed regret for sitting on information for weeks about contamination leaking into the Floridan Aquifer without informing the general public at their Mulberry site, an environmental group is attempting to connect Republican state Representative Dana Young to the phosphate giant. Polk County officials say 215 million gallons of radioactive water sitting […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Florida Conservation Voters, an environmental group initially formed to support the Water and Land Conservation Amendment on the 2014 ballot, is endorsing Tampa Democrat Bob Buesing in his race for the state Senate District 18 seat. Buesing is running for the seat against Republican Dana Young and independent candidates Joe Redner and Sheldon Upthegrove. Aliki Moncrief, the executive […]

Anne LindbergAugust 2, 2016

As he’s walked Florida’s House District 68 the past weeks, candidate Ben Diamond says he’s found one overriding issue among voters: a concern for the environment and the state’s waterways. So, on Tuesday, Diamond held a news conference to unveil a six-point plan he says he’ll work to pass if elected. “I’m running for the […]

William MarchFebruary 15, 2016

Environmental groups contend that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is again snubbing voters who want the state to purchase conservation land. They contend the budget proposals the Legislature is now developing violate Amendment 1, passed overwhelmingly in 2014, directing that a third of the revenue from documentary stamp taxes on real estate transactions go to buy […]

Ryan RayAugust 12, 2015

The group originally founded to advance 2014’s landmark Amendment 1, Florida’s Water and Land Legacy, has rebranded itself as a new political committee called Florida Conservation Voters. Key to the nonprofit group’s new formal arrangement is its designation as a 501(c)(4), like most major issue advocacy groups such as the National Rifle Association and the National Audubon Society. That […]

Tag: Florida Conservation Voters

In the SD 18 race, Dana Young faces the challenge of her political career

Environmental group targets Dana Young in wake of Mosaic sinkhole incident

Florida Conservation Voters endorses Bob Buesing in Senate District 18 race

Ben Diamond proposes plan for protecting Florida’s environment, water quality

Groups upset with legislators over land conservation

Amendment 1 sponsors reorganize, launch anew as Florida Conservation Voters