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Cutting Lake O Releases Moves Forward

SFWMD seeks $64 million to finish EAA reservoir's STA to cut Lake Okeechobee discharges Canal Construction to help reduce Lake O DischargesPhoto: SFWMD Written by Tyler Treadway, Treasure Coast Newspapers, ...

Brightline Fails to Sell Private Activity Bond Deal for Las Vegas Rail

Published November 2, 2020, The Bond Buyer Brightline Train going through an at-grade crossing in Broward County. September 2018 Fortress Investment Group is postponing its plan to build a train ...

New Video: Moving Water South to Everglades National Park

In this new video produced by The South Florida Water Management District,  we learn what's being done today to get the natural flow of water moving South to The Everglades:

U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down Brightline Appeal

U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Indian River County's appeal of Brightline lawsuit By Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers, Published October 5, 2020 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear ...

Guardians, Martin County Look to Reduce Wildlife Carnage

Article Written By Tyler Treadway, Treasure Coast Newspapers September 30, 2020 Alligator, Photo: V. Clark A dead 7-foot alligator lying on the roadside and a roseate spoonbill twisted in an unnatural ...
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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Lawsuit Against Brightline Trains

Story by Deirdra Funcheon, Bisnow South Florida The Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and AAF Holdings, (the parent company of Brightline trains) have filed their respective ...
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Groups File Federal Legal Challenge To Stop “Bomb Trains”

The nonprofit environmental law organization, "Earthjustice," is fighting to stop a federal rule that would allow trains to travel the country with an unprecedented amount of explosive liquefied natural gas (LNG). ...
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Land Donation Expands Martin County Nature Preserve

The Kiplinger Nature Reserve, a popular place for hikers and bridge walkers on Kanner Highway, just grew from 150 to 157-acres.  In a press release on August 6th, the Kiplinger family of Washington ...
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Brightline Ends Alliance with Virgin Trains

Brightline, the higher-speed passenger rail, is ending a licensing deal with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Enterprises and says it will operate only under its own name going forward.  Brightline suspended ...