The Fix to our water crisis is complicated but doable
By Roger Williams September 28, 2016 Florida Weekly IT’S THE YEAR OF WATER IN FLORIDA. Unprecedented winter floods swept into Lake Okeechobee from the north, cascading into the delicate estuaries on...
View ArticlePresenting Our Path To Clean Water
The Guardians of Martin County is pleased to present this position paper on our approach to clean water: GMC_Water_Position Download the Position Statement
View ArticleToughen 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 Everglades. The Sun...
View ArticleEve Samples: Land-buy bill is bold response to toxic algae
By Eve Samples January 26, 2017 TC Palm Let the gamesmanship begin. On Thursday, a bill was filed advancing state Senate President Joe Negron’s proposal to buy 60,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee for...
View ArticleNegron: Farmland isn’t only option for Okeechobee plan
By Jim Turner February 1, 2017 Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Joe Negron appears willing to look beyond sugar farmland to carry out his proposal to reduce the flow of polluted water...
View ArticleAnalysis: EAA farmers refuse to sell land for Lake O discharges plan
Everglades Agricultural Area By Isadora Rangel February 6, 2017 TC Palm A bill to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges hit a roadblock the day before its first hearing as 14 landowners announced Monday...
View ArticleU.S. Sugar Says It Will Honor Land Contract If Reservoir Approved
By Amy Green WMFE Link to story: http://www.wmfe.org/u-s-sugar-says-it-will-honor-land-contract-if-reservoir-approved/70769 U.S. Sugar Corp. says it would honor a previous agreement putting land south...
View ArticleHelp the Everglades, help the economy | Editorial
Editorial March 18. 2017 Sun Sentinel Historic legislation to protect the Everglades and waterways throughout Florida continues to gain momentum in the Legislature. Not only should Tallahassee act this...
View ArticleNeed for water storage reservoir outweighs criticism | Editorial
By the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board April 1, 2017 Sun Sentinel Opposition to a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee is mounting, but the arguments against the project remain unpersuasive....
View ArticleNo more excuses on Everglades reservoir | Editorial
By Sun Sentinel Editorial Board April 6, 2017 Sun Sentinel The Florida Legislature has compromised on a vital Everglades project without compromising the goal. By a vote of 16-2, the Senate...
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