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Environmental Leaders visit Florida Bay to discuss Everglades restoration
SFWMD Governing Board Chairman Chauncey Goss, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Environmental Leaders visit Florida Bay to discuss Everglades restoration
250 million approved by Federal Gov.
Millions of federal dollars are slated for Everglades restoration in the state.
In the middle of a 5,600-page spending bill, $250 million is approve for restoration that impacts Southwest Florida.
Water quality roundtable set for today
Congressman Francis Rooney will hold a second roundtable discussion today where he, along with community partners, will gather information and discuss the effects of harmful algal blooms on human and sea life.
SWFL organizations calling on Senate to vote on Everglades reservoir
A letter made out to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell from the Everglades Foundation asks that America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 be the top agenda item when the US Senate returns next week.
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MyPalmBeachPost.com
White House approves massive reservoir to hold Lake O overflow
A massive reservoir to hold Lake Okeechobee overflow got White House approval this week, a key step for the fast-tracked plan to spare northern estuaries from extended assaults of harmful lake water.
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News-Press.com
Florida's algae crisis
It was standing room only Tuesday night as nearly 200 boaters and concerned residents met at the Cape Coral Yacht Club to discuss the ongoing algae problems in the Caloosahatchee River and a red tide that's lingered off the coast since November. ...
parley.tv
parley.tv
Parley for the Oceans addresses major threats towards our oceans, the most important ecosystem of our planet. We believe the power for change lies in the hands of the consumer – given he has a choice – and the power to shape this new consumer mindset lies in the hands of the creative industries.
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captainsforcleanwater.org
captainsforcleanwater.org
Our state needs a long-term solution that will allow us to divert and clean the nutrient-laden fresh water currently killing estuaries on the East and West coasts, while not permitting high Lake Okeechobee levels to jeopardize the lives of those south of the lake.