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President to read

For President Obama

(We think the President read it)

2012 Progress Report on Everglades Restoration
ALSO AVAILABLE

CEPP - August 2013
Central Everglades Planning Project - Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report (PIR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

CEPP facts

Monday is the official start of Hurricane Season 2015

PensacolaNewsJ.

We need to make the most of our water

PensacolaNewsJ.

Women credited for better Environment

If we fail the Everglades, we fail Florida’s future

Protestors make a push for lawmakers to spend more on land conservation

Special session opportunity to purchase sugar land

Amendment 1 Backers Rally for Land Buying

Local groups react to EPA’s Clean Water Rules

Florida Water Daily

Hurricane outlook 2015: El Niño could hinder Atlantic storms

Lake O discharges to stop Friday

Rising sea poses big threat to Florida's coast

Associated Press

Environmentalists optimistic over Everglades reservoir money

Environmentalists renew call for Everglades land buy before special Florida session

Everglades advocates’ new pitch sounds familiar

Palm Beach Post

From wastewater to fish farm ?

MyFoxTampaBay.com

Nicodemus Slough begins supplying needed water to the Caloosahatchee River

Florida Water Daily

Sea level rise conclusions are irrefutable

US Army Engineers pull out of blue-green algae tsting effort

What to look for in the special session

Perhaps DEP’s Jon Steverson will tell the Cabinet what is going on in Palatka

SaintPetersBlog

River water woes come with Lake Okeechobee draining

Developers pushing growth on environmentally-sensitive South Lee land

Florida Water Daily

Diagnosis of the artificial intelligence-based predictions of flow regime in a constructed wetland

Ecol. Informatics

Florida republican Congressman calls for action on climate change

Experts predict light hurricane season; Manatee County officials encourage preparedness

Karst estuaries are governed by interactions between inland hydrological conditions and sea level

Are rising sea levels a real threat to Florida’s coastal cities ?

Palm Beach Post

Bad water holding down property values

Corps to reduce flows from Lake Okeechobee

Amendment 1 money must be spent properly

Researchers uncover Shark River mysteries with Jeff Corwin

St. Johns River water district approves Suwannee water executive as new agency chief

St.AugustineRecord

Tampa property owners could be asked to pay much of $250 million cost of easing flooding

Tampa Bay Times

Water concerns in Osceola County could echo across Florida

FDEP issues list of critical funding needs

Florida Water Daily

Groups jockeying to shape EPA water rule

Obama: Climate change deniers endanger national security

Associated Press

Climate change altering frequency, intensity of hurricanes: Study

Newsroom America

Decision delayed on relocating Swiftmud headquarters from Brooksville to Tampa

Tampa Bay Times

FPL needs more water to run Turkey Point

Possible toxic algae spreading in Palm City

Ammonia removal from landfill leachate by struvite precipitation/coated silica sand filtration

InderscienceOnline.com

Environmentalists criticize conservation spending proposals

Everglades answer clear, not murky

Palm Beach Post

Florida's water was House Speaker Crisafulli's top priority; now it waits

Tampa Bay Times

What environmentalists say about Wellington’s idea for Strazzulla

Palm Beach Post

Florida gov’t weekly roundup: Whose special session is it anyway ?

NorthEscambia.com

Taking on the unavoidable subject of stupid

Fracking in Florida – A presentation by the Sierra Club

South Florida celebrates 100 years of Audubon presence

Commun.Newspapers

State balks on sugar land deal, tells public to return in 2020

As sea level rises, idiot Rick Scott continues to ignore climate change

RingOfFireRadio.com

Florida takes billions more from Washington than it gives, Rep. Debbie Mayfield says

Private, $1.7 M study would end water wars

Water district rejects buying sugar land for Everglades restoration

We must create a statewide plan to restore, protect all environmentally sensitive areas

ClayTodayOnline

America's oldest city is slowly drowning

Eco-Friendly: Amendment “Won”

Fracking in Florida

Paradise at risk

Protecting Florida farms from EPA power grab

Tampa Bay seagrass recovers; 40,000 acres most in 60 years

Gov. Rick Scott sparks resistance and confusion with call for 'continuation' budget

House votes to block EPA regulation of streams, wetlands

Associated Press

St. Johns River Water Management District mulling hiring away Suwannee River executive

StAugustineRecord

Big Sugar weasels out of land deal

Farmland management changes can boost carbon sequestration rates

Florida Republican bucks his party on climate, calls for action

Marine sanctuary's wrong science accelerated Florida's coral reef destruction

SunshineStateNews

Rising ocean threatens tourism in a state that banned talk of climate change

Associated Press

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USFWS, sued for flooding Cape Sable sparrow habitat at Everglades

Nat.Parks Traveler

Good faith in Tallahassee ? Good luck

Eat you later alligator ! Alligator meat price soars after hit reality TV shows stimulate appetite

Florida lawmakers sour on Big Sugar land deal to aid Everglades

AlJazeeraAmerica

For our waterways, let’s first finish what we started

Palm Beach Post

One of the priorities for state land-buying money is the purchase of land around

Indian River Lagoon top trending stories - Week of May 4

How clean are the waterways in Southwest Florida?

How climate science denial affects the scientific community

Scott offers proof he is not a scientist

Jacksonville.com

Senior staff leave St. Johns River Water Management District; environmental worry over impact

St.Augustine Record

U.S. Sugar land deal gets a second but unlikely shot

Water district to rebuff U.S. Sugar land deal…again

Environmentalist Nat Reed slams Rick Scott: "I'm getting scared about our State"

Governor should support more protection of springs

Jacksonville.com

Lawmakers to return to return to work June 1

'Pollute at Will' bill enjoys widespread support from House Republicans

InsideClimate News

Steve Crisafulli: “Today is a very good day”

SaintPetersBlog

A water policy for all of Florida

Tampa Bay Times

Dry winter, slow progress on Everglades work puts Florida Bay at risk

Bradenton_Herald

For environmentalists, House adjournment means do-over on water policy

New Lake Okeechobee discharges into St. Lucie River greeted by protests

Today, Gulf looks fine, but wait until the next one hits

Governor must lead, buy U.S. Sugar land for Everglades

Palm Beach Post

Abandoning Florida

Halifax Media Group

Everglades scores big in House Appropriations Bill -- but, cross your fingers

SunshineStateNews

Florida Lawmakers Are Giving Away Our Natural Resources to Businesses

Diaz-Balart successful in fully funding Everglades restoration in FY16 Appropriations Bill

RealEstateRama.com

Maxwell: Florida needs new amendment to protect environment

Tampa Bay Times

House bill would fund Everglades; faces veto threat

US government sued over water released into sparrow habitat in Everglades National Park

Associated Press

The Economy versus the Environment: The debate on Turkey Point units 6 & 7

S.Dade News Leader

Warring Chambers end Session

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MAY 2015

A storm of citizen
protest and eco-political
activity brewed in the
past year:
DAMAGING
FRESHWATER
WASTING

LO water release

Outstanding Question:

WHY NOT "Move it South" ?

Meaning "dirty" water from Lake Okeechobee - and instead of disastrous releases into the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Rivers, move it where it used to flow - South.

Is it possible ? Would the bridge on US-41 do the trick ?

CLICK HERE
for the ANSWER

Timeless :

Click for milestone REPORT :

WHO Pollutes ? WHO Pays ?

"Enterprise Assessment for the Reduction of Nutrient
Pollution in South Florida Waters"

(by RTI International)

APRIL 2015

April end :

More Lake O discharges heading toward coast

Vice President Biden talks Everglades with Florida officials

Deadline approaching for land purchase

N. Ft.Myers Neighbor

'Must buy the land,' My foot! Classic bait and switch

SunshineStateNews

NRC's Review of the Everglades ASR Regional Study now available

NAS Press Release

Patrick Murphy meets with Joe Biden Thursday on Everglades protection

SaintPetersBlog.com

Special session looming after House adjourns early

Conservancy urges legislators to say no to fracking bills

Everglades Trust delivers petitions urging governor to buy U.S. Sugar land

SaintPetersBlog

Green algae can be an ally for environmentalists

House approves fracking bill

Pensacola Today

Study finds Everglades pythons like saltwater mangroves as much as freshwater marshes

Tampa Bay Times

U.S. Sugar says land buy not worth it, others disagree

President Obama will press the climate change agenda on Earth Day

Study: 75 Percent Of Extreme Weather Due To Climate Change

Tests confirm blue-green algae releasing toxins; lake discharges halted until at least Friday

We voted to buy land to benefit communities, not the sugar growers

Amendment 1 intent in jeopardy, backers say

Tallah. Democrat

By any other name, Florida mulling climate change in disaster plans

Jacksonville.com

Florida Legislature has its own ideas for voter-approved conservation fund

Water policy expert Swihart speaks Monday

Gainesville.com

Army Corps holds off on draining more Lake Okeechobee water to the east

As U.S. Sugar flexes muscle, Amendment 1 supporters fret about less money for land purchases

Climate change is “not something you should be debating or denying”: Bill Nye

Washington Post

Demand water quality

Cap.CoralD.Breeze

Turkey Point reactor hearings pit jobs against water

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