Poor Health of Lake O Could Cause Algae Crisis
By Alex Hagan February 20, 2018 WPTV Scientists believe Hurricane Irma wiped out the vegetation that grows in Lake Okeechobee. So what does that mean when discharges into the estuaries potentially resume? ...
New Lawsuit Filed Involving Brightline Trains
Indian River & Martin Counties, along with CARE FL (Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida) have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad ...
Is Treasure Coast ready for 110 mph trains? Not even close
By Rich Campbell January 31, 2018 TC Palm (Excerpt) Everyone agrees it's just plain stupid to try and beat the train. That said, it's easy to envision circumstances in our ...
Stuart News Guest Column: Let’s discuss the third rail of Everglades restoration
By Jay O'Laughlin, Ph.D. Jay O’Laughlin is professor emeritus at the University of Idaho and lives in Hobe Sound. He is a board member and writes water policy position statements ...
Take Survey Thru 2/16 Before Brightline Jams Our Waterways
NOTE: This survey ended on February 16, 2018 https://www.tinyurl.com/coastguardstudy Brightline's plan to run trains through the Treasure Coast is approaching and the time for action is NOW. The U.S. Coast ...
Lake O Discharges Were 30 Percent More than Reported
Lake Okeechobee discharges to St. Lucie River were 30 percent more than Army Corps reported By Tyler Treadway January 25, 2018 TC Palm The 2017 Lake Okeechobee discharges were worse ...
We feared Brightline would be deadly, but this is sickening
By Rich Campbell January 18, 2018 TC Palm You were right, Treasure Coast residents. Your fears and concerns with respect to Brightline passenger trains are being validated south of our ...
Mast: Brightline Should Take Responsibility For Trains Killing People
From tcpalm.com U.S. Rep. Brian Mast on Thursday called for Brightline to shut down its passenger railroad until its "safety flaws" are fixed. Mast, R-Palm City, weighed in on Brightline ...
Take Action: Send Letter Following Brightline Deaths
Two Dead, One Injured And We’re Just Getting Started Brightline started service recently and already two people have been killed and one injured. This despite years of the railroad claiming ...