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Palm Beach Post: Brightline Passenger Counts, Revenue Remain Well Below Company’s Own Projections

By Jeff Ostrowski The Palm Beach Post January 20, 2020 In a report to bond investors, Brightline, to be renamed VirginTrains USA, said it barely broke 1 million passengers for ...
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Indian River County To End Federal Legal Fight

From Colleen Wixon, Treasure Coast Newspapers On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Indian River County Commissioners voted 4-1 to end their fight in Federal Court against Virgin Trains, USA, also known ...

State Set to Buy Everglades Land Slated for Oil Drilling

From WLRN: Florida Agrees to Buy Broward Wetlands To End Everglades Oil Drilling Efforts Governor DeSantis says Florida will pay between $16.5 and $18 million dollars to purchase 20,000 acres ...
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Indian River County Loses Legal Fight to Virgin Trains in U.S. Court of Appeals

By Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers Indian River County lost its primary, long-standing legal battle with Virgin Trains on December 20, 2019.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ...
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Letter to the Editor: Why is ‘SUICIDE BY TRAIN’ Worse on Virgin Tracks?

The following "Letter to the Editor" was written by Merrill Snyder, a Board Member of The Guardians of Martin County.  It was published on December 17, 2019 in the Treasure ...
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From the Associated Press: Richard Branson’s Florida Train Kills More Per Mile Than Any Other

41 people have died since Virgin Trains/Brightline began running less than 2 years ago from Miami to West Palm Beach: MIAMI (AP) — After Richard Branson announced his Virgin Group ...

Watch: New Video on Train Safety Efforts

The Associated Press reports Virgin Trains' death rate is the highest in the United States.  40 people Have Died in the 23 months since the higher-speed passenger train (Formerly known ...

Clean water project by Army Corps and South Florida Water Management District brings hope

By Ed Killer, Treasure Coast Newspapers Columnist Ed Killer reflects on the activation of the C-44 Reservoir & Stormwater Treatment Area in Indiantown. C-44 Pump Station, Indiantown. "I watched the ...

Everglades Restoration Takes A Major Step Forward

Cleaner water will be heading into the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon thanks to the new C-44 Stormwater Treatment area (STA) in Indiantown. On November 8th, Governor DeSantis ...