Tag: Everglades
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‘Rescue the River of Grass’ campaign calls on Florida to buy 100,000+ acres of Big Sugar’s land
By Kailey Aiken
FloridaBulldog.org
While billions of dollars have been spent restoring the Everglades, one critical piece remains unfinished. Friends of the Everglades, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Everglades, is calling on the state to acquire additional land south of Lake Okeechobee to store and clean water before it flows through the Everglades. -
Everglades phosphorus pollution deadlines have finally arrived. Can Florida meet them?
By Kailey Aiken
FloridaBulldog.org
After decades of delay, Florida has reached a long-awaited milestone in Everglades restoration: the first court-ordered phosphorus pollution deadlines have arrived. But environmental advocates say the state is still falling short of producing water clean enough to protect the Everglades, while the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) argues its treatment plans are on track.
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