Column: Use Amendment 1 money as intended — to conserve Florida’s natural land
By Ryan Smart, Special to the Tampa Bay Times March 15, 2017 Tampa Bay Times Last week the Florida Senate betrayed the intent of Florida voters who overwhelmingly passed Amendment ...
High-speed train bill could stall All Aboard Florida’s Brightline
By Jennifer Sorentrue March 14, 2017 Palm Beach Post The day after All Aboard Florida’s Brightline welcomed the second train in its growing fleet, officials with the private rail venture said ...
Debbie Mayfield’s high-speed-rail bill passed by Florida Senate committee
Great news! The Florida Transportation bill passed 5 to 0. Thank you to our senators for their support in establishing safety standards which will protect our citizens from the risks ...
U.S. Sugar Says It Will Honor Land Contract If Reservoir Approved
By Amy Green WMFE Link to story: http://www.wmfe.org/u-s-sugar-says-it-will-honor-land-contract-if-reservoir-approved/70769 U.S. Sugar Corp. says it would honor a previous agreement putting land south of Lake Okeechobee toward Everglades restoration. U.S. Sugar staunchly ...
High-speed rail connecting Miami to Orlando is delayed, again
By Ken Storey March 13, 2017 Orlando Weekly The West Palm Beach-to-Orlando leg of the passenger train service Brightline, formerly known as All Aboard Florida, announces yet another delay. This ...
Guest column: Invest in reservoir now — not later
By Nathaniel P. Reed March 10, 2017 TC Palm There is nothing complicated about the need to invest in the so-called Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir. One need only understand that water ...
Special Report on Wetlands
Recently a land planner requested a change in the Martin County Comp Plan, which protects small wetlands. The LPA recently voted against this public request. It now goes before Martin ...
Steep decline in wading bird nesting, SFWMD annual report shows
By Dacia L. Johnson March 8, 2017 TC Palm The South Florida Water Management District this week released its annual South Florida Wading Bird Report which showed the lowest wading bird nesting count ...
Plan that includes keeping toxic algae from waterways is now bigger and more expensive
By Mary Ellen Klas March 8, 2017 Miami Herald TALLAHASSEE A Senate plan to bond $1.2 billion in state funds to build a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee ...