Posts Tagged ‘Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan’
New plan could drastically cut Lake Okeechobee discharges
By Tyler Treadway April 5, 2017 TC Palm Environmentalists who have been calling for the state to “buy the land” say an amended proposal for a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee will…
Read MoreFlorida water managers call for ending federal court oversight of Everglades clean-up
By Jenny Staletovitch February 23, 2017 Miami Herald A quarter century after the state promised to clean up polluted farm water fouling the Everglades in a historic federal court order,…
Read MoreFix the Everglades? Don’t listen to Sugar’s lobbyists
(Uncredited) February 10, 2017 Orlando Sentinel The Florida Legislature is likely to be divided this session between North and South Florida. It shouldn’t be. South Florida needs water desperately. What used to…
Read MorePOINT OF VIEW: Negron’s plan for Everglades worth considering
By Sarah Heard January 8, 2016 Palm Beach Post Last summer, Florida’s incoming Senate President Joe Negron stepped into a controversy over Everglades restoration with an offer that no one…
Read MoreEverglades restoration: Debate rages over plan to spend $800 million to build a massive water cleaning reservoir
By Mary Ellen Klas January 7, 2017 Tampa Bay Times TALLAHASSEE — Should Florida buy land to save water? That simple question is shaping up to be a complicated and…
Read MoreGive Sen. Negron’s plan a chance
By Maggy Hurchalla December 29, 2016 Florida Today A statewide campaign to discredit Sen. Joe Negron’s effort to “Buy the land to send the water south” is now underway. Opponents…
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