The Florida Legislature needs help understanding the root cause of declining water quality
Despite millions in annual water-quality study, Florida Gulf Coast University was appropriated $25 million for another study.
Tag: Clean Waterways Act
DeSantis promised in 2018 that if elected governor, he would clean up Florida’s toxic algae. The algae are still blooming
With the state’s waterways swollen and stressed since Hurricane Ian, widespread outbreaks are feared again this summer.
Florida’s growth and development stymie attempts to restore polluted waters
By John Cassani, former Calusa Waterkeeper It is becoming obvious that Florida’s water restoration programs cannot keep pace with the ...
State provides some money to help protect the beleaguered Indian River Lagoon
By Peter Barile, American Water Security Project The Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), members of the local ...
Florida’s manatees – and the state’s beleaguered environment – need help from governments at all levels
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Florida Conservation for Ocean Conservancy In its Aug. 15 editorial, the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board ...
Terry Gibson: The warming climate threatens Florida’s claim to the title of ‘the fishing capital of the world’
An interview with Terry Gibson, American Water Security Project As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which ...
Many Florida businesses recognize the threats from rising seas; the state’s lawmakers must help them
By the Miami Herald Editorial Board In Florida, when business speaks, the Legislature listens. And when business is under threat, ...
Voters approve charter amendment and make Florida the epicenter of Rights of Nature in the U.S.
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network On Election Day, a breathtaking 89% of Orange County voters approved the ...
State provides money to protect springs, but the state’s septic tank problems are far from resolved
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board There was good news last week for people who fear Florida is turning into a sewer. ...
Floridians should be celebrating bipartisan leadership on resiliency and water infrastructure
By Kirk Mantay, Chair of the American Water Security Project Despite what you may heard about the 2020 Florida legislative ...
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