Two months late, Florida lawmakers approve state budget, ‘turned their back...
From The Tampa Bay Times: "Environmentalists wanted the state to buy land owned by U.S. Sugar south of Lake Okeechobee to store and refresh water that flows to the Everglades, and they are likely to...
View ArticleThe Palm Beach Post: Maggy Hurchalla –‘It’s the Everglades, stupid!’
"In the 1990s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was asked to save the Everglades. They put up a banner in the Jacksonville office: 'It’s the Everglades, stupid!' The Corps and the state of Florida...
View ArticleEverglades Restoration Bill with up to $200M a year unanimously passes House...
Florida Politics reports: "A bill that would fund Everglades restoration efforts with up to $200 million a year cleared the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Thursday with a unanimous...
View ArticleFlorida drops bill to open fracking in the Everglades after public outcry
From The Guardian: Environmentalists in Florida are celebrating the failure of an oil industry-backed bill they say would have opened a pathway to fracking in the ecologically sensitive Everglades...
View ArticleABC News: Man-eating Nile crocodiles found in Florida
"Researchers from the University of Florida have confirmed that three Nile crocodiles were captured near Miami, and there may be more out there in the wild. All three were captured in South Florida,...
View ArticleMartin Commissioner Sarah Heard: ‘Negron’s plan for Everglades worth...
"Last summer, Florida’s incoming Senate President Joe Negron stepped into a controversy over Everglades restoration with an offer that no one should have been able to refuse.The whole idea of fixing...
View ArticleCarl Hiaasen: ‘Like phosphorus in your water? You’re in luck!’
"The federal role in Everglades restoration was expanded by U.S. District Judge Alan Gold, now retired, who had become increasingly exasperated by the stall tactics of Florida officials and the...
View ArticleHouse Forever Florida bill could undo Negron Everglades reservoir plan
From The Palm Beach Post: "More money would be set aside for land conservation under a House bill rolled out Monday, with some environmentalists contending the proposal could hinder Senate President...
View ArticleEverglades reservoir plan denounced by several groups
From The Sun-Sentinel: "Long considered a key component of the state-federal plan for restoring the Everglades, the reservoir was fast-tracked this year by state Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart,...
View ArticleBullsugar’s EAA Reservoir Update: ‘Do not give up on Florida’s waterways’
From Bullsugar.org: "...We’re talking about spending almost $2 billion on a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reverse decades of damage. Legislators cannot waste this opportunity on a gamed, half-baked...
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