Posts Tagged ‘South Florida Water Management District’
Toughen the Everglades Forever Act | Editorial
By the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board December 29, 2016 Sun Sentinel If the Legislature doesn’t update the Everglades Forever Act, it will take forever to save what remains of the…
Read MoreEnvironmentalists push to keep federal oversight of Loxahatchee refuge
By Andy Reid December 5, 2016 Sun Sentinel State leaders’ push to evict the federal government from running the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge threatens to weaken protections for the Everglades,…
Read MoreLake Okeechobee pollutes St. Lucie River with 1.1 billion gallons a day
By Tyler Treadway September 22, 2016 TC Palm With Lake Okeechobee water levels too high and rising, polluted discharges to the St. Lucie River will increase to more than 1.1 billion gallons a…
Read MoreWhat’s really going on with the Loxahatchee Refuge?
By Randy Schultz September 13, 2016 Sun-Sentinel Is the bigger threat to one of South Florida’s natural treasures an invasive species or invasive politics? That treasure is the Arthur R.…
Read MoreEditorial: Water district wields heavy hand against Audubon
Editorial Board September 6, 2016 Palm Beach Post There appears to be a new atmosphere at the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and not a good one. The agency…
Read MoreSugar farmers struggle to meet Everglades pollution limit
By Jenny Staletovich August 9, 2016 Miami Herald Farmers in the Everglades just barely met the legal requirement for cutting pollution in water over the last year. According to figures…
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