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Citizens’ Clean Water Summit

The Citizens' Clean Water Summit was held in Orlando, Fl. on November 16, 2013. Water quality activists and champions from across the state joined together for a unified state movement. ...

What’s next for the St. Lucie River? by Sally Swartz

The Guardians, champions of managed growth, emerged as major river advocates and provided news of the ongoing campaign. State Sen. Joe Negron (R-Stuart)helped raise state legislators’ awareness of river woes ...

‘Glades in peril due to failures by Feds and Florida

BY MAGGY HURCHALLA In 2000, Florida and the U.S. government held hands and pledged eternal partnership. It had to be eternal because saving the Everglades will take a generation. The ...

The Guardians of Martin County participate in Washington DC Hearing on Contaminated Waters

Representatives from The Guardians of Martin County spent two days in Washington DC in early October 2013 to attend hearings on the water crisis. To read the article about the ...

The Guardians of Martin County are in Washington DC for Meetings about the Water Crisis

The Toxic Water Fight Heads to DC. Guardian Board Member KC Traylor is interviewed by CBS 12. Watch her interview here: http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_10440.shtml

Treasure Coast Families Prepare for Washington DC Trip

Guardian Board Member & Activist KC Traylor and her daughter Celia are packing for their Washington DC trip to lobby members of Congress about the water crisis. Watch the CBS12 ...

‘Glades in peril due to failures by feds and Florida by Maggy Hurchalla

Nationally renowned five-term Martin County Comissioner Maggy Hurchalla who serves on the Advisory Board for The Guardians, has written a column in the Miami Herald on saving The Everglades, the ...

Our St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon crisis has been covered as far as the New York Times

In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/us/lake-okeechobee-in-florida-a-polluted-bubble-ready-to-burst.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

Palm Beach Post Editorial: Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch makes a splash as rivers advocate

Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch surveys area rivers from a plan piloted by her husband, Ed Lippisch. (Go-Cam photo from Ed Lippisch)by Sally Swartz Her shocking photos of Lake Okeechobee’s polluted, dirty water ...