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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 […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2015

In a holiday twist, the fate of the controversial bridge across the Halpatiokee Trails section of Savannas Preserve State Park now lies with a federal agency that once said the route is the “most ecologically damaging” Port St. Lucie could have chosen. The city, apparently hoping no one would notice over the holidays, asked the […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2015

In a holiday twist, the fate of the controversial bridge across the Halpatiokee Trails section of Savannas Preserve State Park now lies with a federal agency that once said the route is the “most ecologically damaging” Port St. Lucie could have chosen. The city, apparently hoping no one would notice over the holidays, asked the […]

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 […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2014

An editorial in Fort Myers’ News-Press early this month stated that 2014 will be the year of the environment, but I think a better characterization would be that 2014 should be the year of the environment. For years, environmental issues have been discussed at the local, state and federal levels but there has been even […]

Tag: wetlands

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

Sally Swartz: Port St. Lucie tries to sneak a bridge across public wetlands

Port St. Lucie tries to sneak a bridge across public wetlands

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

Cecil Pendergrass: 2014 should be about funding for vital water projects