Florida Everglades

Everglades’ water at risk from sea-level rise, scientists say

By Andy Reid December 15, 2016 Sun Sentinel Climate change and other hurdles mean it will take more water — and potentially more taxpayer money — to save the Everglades, ...

Editorial: Pass this bill to help restore the Everglade

MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD September 12, 2016   The Florida Everglades The Senate is tantalizingly close to approving legislation that energizes the decades-long effort to restore the well-being of the Florida ...

Letter to the Editor: Save the Everglades for future generations

By Nancy Marshall September 4, 2016 Palm Beach Post The Everglades is in peril. This past season’s devastating algae blooms in Lake Okeechobee and the estuaries were not the first, ...

Maxwell: Florida’s water woes are bad and getting worse. Do you care?

By Scott Maxwell August 2, 2016 Orlando Sentinel A few weeks ago, Florida made national news for being coated in thick, green, toxic algae. It looked like a river of ...

To get rid of toxic algae, end farms’ special status

By Randy Schultz Sun-Sentinel July 6, 2016 As Florida's latest environmental crisis has blossomed, Gov. Rick Scott has done what he does in every crisis: blame someone else. Martin County ...

Miami Herald: Tally fails to rally to protect our water

MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD The Miami Herald July 3, 2016 Just in time for the July 4 weekend, a massive algae bloom sprouted on Florida’s Treasure Coast last week, fouling ...

TC Palm Guest Column by Mike Holliday: How to end the cycle of destruction in our estuaries

By Mike Holliday - May 26, 2016 Florida's estuaries are under siege. At no time in our history has there been such a distinct collapse of our waterways as what ...

Rising Seas Push Too Much Salt Into The Florida Everglades

By CHRISTOPHER JOYCE of WMRA (NPR) Published May 26, 2016 The Florida Everglades is a swampy wilderness the size of Delaware. In some places along the road in southern The Florida ...

SFWMD considers lowering property taxes – Audubon Florida says not at the expense of the Everglades!

from tcpalm.com The South Florida Water Management District board is expected to approve lower tax rates for property owners at a meeting Thursday in West Palm Beach. And who can ...