With 76 train deaths in 3 years, Florida East Coast railroad is more dangerous than reported
from tcpalm.com's Lisa Broadt The Federal Railroad Administration in a 2015 report described trespassing on the Florida East Coast tracks in South Florida as an "epidemic," and since then trespassing ...
Army Corps of Engineers Wants Public Comment on Reservoir
from tcpalm.com's Tyler Treadway The Army Corps of Engineers wants to know what you think about the plans for the reservoir being designed to help cut Lake Okeechobee discharges. The ...
A Victory For Those Opposed to Brightline
Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board April 12, 2018 TC Palm (Excerpt) Based on language proposed by [Senator Debbie] Mayfield, the state Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability will be directed to examine ...
Man killed by Brightline train in Delray Beach — The Fifth Death
From the Miami Herald: A man died after being hit by a Brightline train Sunday in Delray Beach, according to police. The crash happened at 12:47 p.m. on the northbound ...
Rivers Coalition Backs Reservoir As The “Last, Best Chance”
By Tyler Treadway April 5, 2018 TC Palm About half the member organizations that make up the Rivers Coalition are voicing support for the proposed design for a reservoir to cut Lake Okeechobee discharges ...
Lake O Reservoir Plan submitted to Army Corps of Engineers
From tcpalm.com tyler.treadway@tcpalm.com Algae bloom inLake OkeechobeeJuly 2016 Plans for a reservoir to help cut Lake Okeechobee discharges are now in the Army Corps of Engineers' hands, and members of Florida's congressional delegation ...
Nobody Said Saving The Everglades Would Be Easy
By Carl Hiaasen March 16, 2018 Miami Herald If you care about what’s left of the Everglades, here’s what passes for a victory these days: The state is moving ahead ...
Wetland Protection Shifting From Corps to DEP
By Tyler Treadway March 19, 2018 TC Palm Whom would you rather have in charge of protecting Florida's wetlands: the state or the feds? Gov. Rick Scott is expected to ...
Demand Brightline’s Deception Be Investigated Now
STORY UPDATE: The hearing that Congressman Mast requested in February will take place on Thursday, April 19th at 10:00 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. Link to recorded video in ...