‘I would like to live in a Florida where I don’t have to ask what’s in the water’ — The director of VoteWater talks about environmental advocacy
A Q&A with Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater and policy director for Friends of the Everglades.
Tag: Friends of the Everglades
In the Everglades, a clash portrayed as ‘science vs. politics’ pits a leading scientist against his former employer
An influential foundation contends that Tom Van Lent stole “trade secrets.” Environmentalists question why such “secrets” exist.
Video: Will this be ‘the session of sprawl’ in Florida?
Environmental groups have raised concerns about bills that they say would supercharge irresponsible growth across Florida.
Big concessions to Big Sugar deserve a DeSantis veto
By the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards What we called the worst environmental bill in state history is ...
Now is the time develop a Lake Okeechobee plan that will protect our environment, economy and health
By Eve Samples, Friends of the Everglades For too many decades, Florida’s water priorities have been misguided. We’ve kept Lake ...
The confluence of red tide and blue-green algae is a dire warning that someone needs to better manage Lake Okeechobee
By Eve Samples and Howard Simon The scientists at Brain Chemistry Labs have sent the people of Florida another warning ...
We should celebrate Earth Day by drafting a Lake Okeechobee plan that will protect the lake and the waterways that depend on it
By Eve Samples, Friends of the Everglades Two years ago, the St. Lucie River was a cesspool. Toxic blue-green algae ...
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