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Brightline Derailment Caused $408k In Damage

By Jennifer Sorentrue October 16, 2017 Palm Beach Post A Brightline train derailed in February as it moved through the company’s rail repair yard in West Palm Beach at a speed of ...
St. Lucie Inlet

Brown Water is Back

Courtesy Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch Brown water is bad What’s in it is worse By Tyler Treadway Coffee-colored water now spreads throughout the St. Lucie River into the southern Indian River Lagoon, ...

Where Are The Promised Models For The Reservoir?

By Maggy Hurchalla October 11, 2017 TC Palm Most Martin County residents know more about Everglades Restoration than most state officials. We know there is a 2.5 million acre watershed ...

Water Quality Declining on Treasure Coast

By Meghan McRoberts October 9, 2017 WPTV MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. -- Treasure Coast residents say they are noticing the steady decline of the quality of the water in the Indian ...
Brightline Train Station

Water District Green Lights Brightline Permits

Disappointing news as this is, there is still a long road ahead in terms of raising the money and the countless delays Brightline encounters. From The Palm Beach Post by ...

Bacteria High In Martin County Waters

By Erin MacPherson September 28, 2017 CBS 12 MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS 12) — Ever since Hurricane Irma, the bacteria levels in water in Martin County have been high, specifically at ...

Algae Bloom Bill Passes Senate

By Ledyard King September 27, 2017 The News-Press WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to devote more federal resources to combating algae blooms, part of a growing response by ...

The Everglades Protected Us

By Celeste De Palma September 27, 2017 Miami Herald Since moving to Miami 15 years ago, I’ve heard the horror stories about Hurricane Andrew and hoped nothing like it would ...

DEP Seeks Unprecedented Funding

DEP Requests $95 Million for Treasure Coast Projects By Tyler Treadway September 22, 2017 TC Palm The Florida Department of Environmental Protection budget request for fiscal year 2018-19 includes about ...