Martin County says All Aboard Florida ignored viable western corridor
Martin County will be presenting a fifth railroad option that would take All Aboard Florida on a westerly track, avoiding two bridges and environmentally sensitive wetlands on Tuesday, September 20th ...
We can’t ignore Florida’s water quality
By Ron Patrick September 18, 2016 Tallahassee Democrat Florida must not become Flint. Florida elected leaders have embarked on a path to allow even more pollution in our waterways. At a ...
Sinkhole leaking toxins into Florida aquifer prompts water quality fears
By Andrea Torres September 17, 2016 WPLG Source: United States Geological Survey MULBERRY, Fla. - After a huge sinkhole opened up under a phosphate fertilizer plant, contaminated water with a ...
New Challenge to one of All Aboard Florida’s environmental permit requests
For immediate release: September 16, 2016 Contact: Gabriella B. Ferraro, Administration, 772-463-2810 On Wednesday, September 14, Martin and St. Lucie counties filed a Petition with the South Florida Water Management ...
Ron Littlepage: Call it the Florida Department of Pollution
By Ron Littlepage September 15, 2016 Florida Times Union As it stands now, your state government is hellbent on allowing higher amounts of cancer-causing chemicals to pollute our rivers and ...
Lake Okeechobee draining increasing, despite algae risks
By Andy Reid September 15, 2016 Sun Sentinel More Lake Okeechobee draining is planned to lessen South Florida flooding risks, despite concerns about fueling toxic algae blooms in Stuart and ...
Lawsuit threatens future of Miami-Orlando train project
By Dobora Lima September 14, 2016 South Florida Business Journal The Brightline train may be delayed. All Aboard Florida, the company building the Miami-to-Orlando passenger train, is embroiled in a ...
What’s really going on with the Loxahatchee Refuge?
By Randy Schultz September 13, 2016 Sun-Sentinel Credit: Steve Brooks Is the bigger threat to one of South Florida's natural treasures an invasive species or invasive politics? That treasure is ...
Editorial: Pass this bill to help restore the Everglade
MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD September 12, 2016 The Florida Everglades The Senate is tantalizingly close to approving legislation that energizes the decades-long effort to restore the well-being of the Florida ...