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Could Army Corps stop Lake Okeechobee discharges to St. Lucie River today?

By Tyler Treadway October 27, 2016 TC Palm Tyler Treadway of TC Palm lays out why the Army Corps could stop discharges from Lake Okeechobee: Could today be the day ...

All Aboard Florida could be in court in six weeks

By Catherine Lackner October 25, 2016 Miami Today Within six weeks, a lawsuit filed by Martin and Indian River counties along with some individual residents to block the leg of ...

All Aboard Florida’s Financing in Jeopardy

Indian River County has taken legal action which could result in a major strike against All Aboard Florida in the financing department. Written by Lisa Broadt, tcpalm.com  Link to story online: ...

Can All Aboard Florida Survive?

Bloomberg News recently reported that Fortress Investment Group (FIG) may be planning to sell Florida East Coast Railway, the sister company of All Aboard Florida (AAF). By possibly giving up ...

Critics: Poor water management will lead to shortages for some

Big Sugar believes that people on the coast do not know what they are talking about. (See the end of the article.)  What happens, though, when we run out of water? ...

The Big Sugar Sham?

October 19, 2016 SANDSpaper.com A strange state-level issue spilled into an awkward mess during a recent Pensacola City Council Meeting, when local officials were asked to back a somewhat odd ...

When will Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River end?

By Tyler Treadway October 18, 2016 TC Palm Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River could decrease again Friday, but likely won't stop yet. At a conference call Tuesday ...

The Riverkeeper: Just a Florida Man Trying to Save Waterways From Toxic Algae

By Meredith Rutland Bauer October 17, 2016 Motherboard Marty Baum jumped on a friend’s boat, his phone blowing up with frantic phone calls from fishermen. Forty square miles of catfish, ...

Bloomberg: Fortress Explores Sale of Florida East Coast Railway!!

According to Bloomberg: Fortress Investment Group LLC is exploring a sale of Florida East Coast Railway Corp., the coastal freight operator it took private in 2007, according to people familiar ...