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Associated PressJune 30, 2016

Officials want federal action along a stretch of Florida’s Atlantic coast where the governor has declared a state of emergency over algae blooms. The blue-green algae is the latest contaminant in yearslong arguments over water flowing from Lake Okeechobee, which is critical to South Florida’s water supply and flood control systems. The Martin County Commission […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 9, 2016

U.S. Sugar officials are pushing back after a guest editorial in a Southwest Florida newspaper said sugar producers are part of the reason why efforts to build reservoirs south of Lake Okeechobee have been postponed. “At no point has anyone representing U.S. Sugar ever said anything about opposing scientifically and technically proven storage projects throughout […]

Guest AuthorJune 2, 2016

A vital piece of Florida’s economy and livelihoods are hinging on historic actions this year by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Supreme Court of the United States. It’s a continuation of the Florida-Georgia water war — one that’s been going on for decades. But this year matters more than any other; the Supreme […]

Phil AmmannApril 11, 2016

Earlier this month I stood in breathless awe, witnessing a “miracle” of modern technology – a wild-running Elwha River in northwestern Washington State. I consider it a wonder because just 10 years ago the Elwha was a river in trouble. Dammed in two places in the early 1900s for hydroelectric power generation, the river had […]

Melissa RossDecember 22, 2015

A Jacksonville woman faces up to five years in federal prison after federal authorities say she placed a Confederate flag on a black co-worker’s desk, then lied about it. The incident occurred just one week after a racially motivated massacre that killed nine people at an historically African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. U.S Attorney […]

Ryan RayOctober 15, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham performed one of her signature “Workdays” – a tradition she inherited from her father Bob Graham – participating in a controlled burn at the Apalachicola National Forest on Thursday. Graham, along with representatives from U.S. Forest Service and the Nature Conservancy, protected trees housing the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, ignited potentially dangerous underbrush, and extinguished a fire threatening […]

Associated PressSeptember 20, 2015

A $205 million dredging project has been completed at PortMiami, though questions linger over the environmental costs. The port channel is now 52 feet deep, allowing massive ships sailing through an expanded Panama Canal to bring cargo to Miami. Gov. Rick Scott says the expansion could bring about $7 billion to the region. According to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2015

On Tuesday, the St. Johns Riverkeeper filed a notice of intent to sue the Army Corps of Engineers over the proposed St. Johns River harbor deepening project. The grievances are fourfold. There is, the Riverkeeper contends, “a failure to provide appropriate in-kind mitigation for the environmental damage that will result from the dredging,” as well […]

Diane RobertsJuly 6, 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 […]

Associated PressJune 28, 2015

Broward County’s Port Everglades has received a new report that clears the way for it to begin the next phase of deepening and widening its channels. The signed Chief of Engineers report that officials received last week from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also allows the project to be included in federal legislation expected […]

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Federal action sought for Florida coastline tainted by algae

U.S. Sugar pushes back over claims cane industry is to blame for postponed water projects

Dan Tonsmeire: Historic Florida, Georgia water war decisions will impact entire nation

Leslie Poole: Florida needs to remove the damn dam on the Ocklawaha River

Army Corps of Engineers employee in Jax faces prison in Confederate flag incident

Gwen Graham prevents forest fires, does Workday at Apalachicola National Forest

Dredging finished at PortMiami; questions linger over damage

Why St Johns Riverkeeper decided to sue Army Corps of Engineers

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

Broward’s Port Everglades clear to widen, deepen channels