Turning The Toxic Tide
Turning the Toxic Tide is a series of editorials published collectively by the six editorial boards of USA TODAY Network-Florida, with the goal of providing an environmental road map for the ...
Martin County Settles Train Lawsuit
Update: Saturday, November 24, 2018: Martin County Commissioners called for an urgent meeting this morning to discuss whether to go forward with settlement, after IRC turned it down. With a ...
Brightline to become “Virgin Trains USA”
The Miami Herald reports that the high-speed passenger rail, Brightline, has formed a strategic partnership with Virgin Group, the entertainment-transportation-mobile phone giant conceived in 1970 by Richard Branson. The partnership ...
Brightline Headed from Tampa to Orlando?
From Treasure Coast Newspapers: Brightline wants to run its high-speed passenger train from Orlando to Tampa. So far, it's the only company submitting a proposal to lease the land between ...
Local Scientists Work to Improve Fishing
From Treasure Coast Newspapers Researchers with Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce are asking local anglers to lend a helping hand when it comes to monitoring ...
Stuart to pursue Brightline station, 3 Downtown Locations
From Treasure Coast Newspapers: City commissioners on Monday unanimously agreed to apply for a Brightline station. The commission made its decision after soliciting community input through a public workshop and ...
President Signs WRDA Law for Reservoir
From Treasure Coast Newspapers: Building the reservoir to cut Lake Okeechobee discharges is now federal law. President Donald Trump signed the federal Water Resources Development Act Tuesday. WRDA includes a ...
Red Tide Killing Fish, Closing Beaches
Tyler Treadway of Treasure Coast Newspapers reports on Red Tide outbreaks on the Treasure Coast. It's killing fish and irritating people's Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie CountyPhoto: Adam Locke throats and ...
EAA reservoir to cut Lake Okeechobee discharges: What’s been done? What’s coming up?
From Treasure Coast Newspapers a timeline of the EAA Reservoir, which was approved by the Senate on October 10th: What's expected to happen next to help stop the Lake Okeechobee ...