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EPA fracking report offers few answers on drinking water

By Matthew Daly December 13, 2016 Associated Press/Miami Herald USGS map of water use from hydraulic fracturing between 2011 and 2014. WASHINGTON Is hydraulic fracturing — better known as fracking ...

TCPalm Trending: Weather Channel captures our filth on film

By Gil Smart December 12, 2016 TC Palm The Weather Channel thinks we're disgusting. And that might be a good thing. Last week a mini-documentary produced by the network was ...

Congress approves Everglades project aimed at bringing water south

By Jenny Staletovich December 12, 2016 Miami Herald The Florida Everglades Everglades restoration scored a major victory over the weekend when Congress approved a long-awaited waterworks bill. The $10 billion ...

Please Join Us Tuesday, December 13th for the Guardians Annual Review

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Jupiter Island Town Hall, 4PM Please join us for our next meeting to be updated on our educational campaigns and the challenges of 2017: Solving the algae ...

Sugar-cane growing on state land misses pollution-cleanup goal, records show

By Andy Reid December 11, 2016 Sun Sentinel Two sugar cane farms repeatedly failing to meet Everglades pollution-cleanup goals remain in business thanks to an accommodating landlord — the state ...

Brightline opponents want access to bond records

By Jennifer Sorentrue December 8, 2016 Palm Beach Post Two Treasure Coast counties who filed a federal lawsuit challenging All Aboard Florida’s push to sell tax-exempt bonds to pay for ...

Editorial: Despite awful year, there’s hope for Indian River Lagoon

By the TC Palm Editorial Board December 7, 2016 TC Palm Indian River Lagoon This year has been a disaster for the Indian River Lagoon — especially the southern section, which ...

Eve Samples: Do you have a case of ‘seasonal amnesia’?

By Eve Samples December 2, 2016 TC Palm Do you have seasonal amnesia? Symptoms may include: Ability to enjoy our waterways without having flashbacks of blue-green algae.  Forgetting the ammonia-like stench ...

Environmentalists push to keep federal oversight of Loxahatchee refuge

By Andy Reid December 5, 2016 Sun Sentinel Credit: Steve Brooks State leaders' push to evict the federal government from running the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge threatens to weaken protections ...