The governor and Legislature need to address Florida’s many water-quality challenges
By Jon Paul Brooker, Florida Conservation As Florida continues to wisely invest in high-profile environmental initiatives such as the restoration ...
Tag: The Everglades
North Florida’s springs probably need to be part of a national park to get the protection they need
By Robert Knight, the Florida Springs Institute Once compared to the greatest hydrological wonders of North America, including Niagara Falls ...
Gov. DeSantis and the Legislature need to implement meaningful water reforms throughout Florida
By the Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board A little more than a year ago, TCPalm published an investigation that highlighted a ...
The warming climate is damaging the Florida that I enjoyed so much while growing up in the state
By Jeff Dorian, Citizens’ Climate Lobby My family moved to Miami from Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1962. We joined millions of ...
Water management boards have enough people now, just not the right ones
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board Just five months ago, some of Florida’s water management districts were barely hanging on, their ...
Urge federal authorities to oppose Florida’s plan to have the state control wetlands permitting
By Richard Baker, Pelican Island Audubon Society Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection wants to take over wetlands permitting from federal agencies ...
Florida has come too far to allow the Clean Water Act to be dismantled
By Jenna Stevens, Environment Florida When it comes to our health and well-being, clean water can never be taken for ...
Florida drought highlights the need to complete the restoration of the Everglades
By Dr. Stephen Davis, Everglades Foundation South Florida experienced record dry conditions during March, with only a quarter of an ...
New Study Says Everglades Water Is Harming Keys Corals. Not Everyone Agrees
The Florida Everglades can be a contentious place. Politicians, conservationists and farmers never seem to agree on much. Debate among ...
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