Fight brewing over how high to keep Lake Okeechobee
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathers public input on how to operate Lake ...
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The water level in Lake Okeechobee is low because there’s been little rain and farmers continue to get a lot of water for irrigation
By Maggy Hurchalla, environmental activist The assertion that Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast has forced the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Broward County adopts regulations that require property owners to fix seawalls and disclose whether property is in ‘tidal-flooding area’
Albert J. Slap, Coastal Risk Consulting, and Jeff Marcus, Miller Legg, Inc. Broward County has passed an ordinance that sets ...
The seas are rising, expensive real estate is at risk and our leaders need to stop ignoring the threat
The talk about sea-level rise has been going on for years. Some think storm surge is the main problem. After ...
Your tax dollars at work: Half a billion dollars to make Jacksonville more vulnerable to sea-level rise
A classic economic growth vs. the environment tussle is playing out in Jacksonville, and as is usual, business interests will ...
Jacksonville begins a long and expensive process to combat rising waters in the city
For people in Jacksonville concerned about climate change and the city’s lack of action against rising waters, Monday was a ...