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Fix the Everglades? Don’t listen to Sugar’s lobbyists

(Uncredited) February 10, 2017 Orlando Sentinel The Florida Legislature is likely to be divided this session between North and South Florida. It shouldn’t be. South Florida needs water desperately. What used to ...

Bill calling for reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee filed in state House

By Tyler Treadway February 10, 2017 TC Palm The proposal to build a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to curb disastrous discharges to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers is ...

Investigation: Human waste fertilizes farms, but fuels toxic algae blooms

By Lucas Daprile February 8, 2017 TC Palm The 317-acre farm was covered in a layer 2 feet deep with mountains piled 12 feet high and wet pools turning blue ...

Analysis: EAA farmers refuse to sell land for Lake O discharges plan

Everglades Agricultural Area By Isadora Rangel February 6, 2017 TC Palm A bill to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges hit a roadblock the day before its first hearing as 14 landowners ...

Guest column: Questions abound on All Aboard Florida rail project

By Susan Mehiel February 3, 2017 TC Palm News from the northeast: The Federal Railroad Administration is pushing to expand Amtrak’s express train service with a $120 billion plan to ...

Guardians’ Programs featured in “The Island News”

The Guardians of Martin County's Annual Meeting & Review is the featured story in this issue of "Island News".  The newsletter is published by the Jupiter Island Residents Association. Read ...

Rubio bill: Bahamian sand could be imported to Treasure Coast

By Lisa Broadt February 2, 2017 TC Palm U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on Thursday introduced a bill which would allow the purchase of foreign sand to replenish eroded beaches in ...

Our view: Legislature must seize historic opportunity on Lake O land buy

By TC Palm Editors February 2, 2017 TC Palm You can judge a man by the quality of his enemies, wrote author Oscar Wilde. On that basis, state Senate President ...

Negron: Farmland isn’t only option for Okeechobee plan

By Jim Turner February 1, 2017 Orlando Sentinel   TALLAHASSEE  —  Senate President Joe Negron appears willing to look beyond sugar farmland to carry out his proposal to reduce the flow of ...