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Governor Ron DeSantis announces major milestone to advance EAA Reservoir Project Posted on South Florida Water Management District Approves Final Agreement with U.S. Army Corps, Reservoir Component to Start Construction This Year Wellington, Fla. –  Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Noah Valenstein and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to announce significant progress on the Everglades Agricultural Area...

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Major Milestone to Advance EAA Reservoir Project On April 22, 2021, in News Releases, by Staff South Florida Water Management District Approves Final Agreement with U.S. Army Corps, Reservoir Component to Start Construction This Year Wellington, Fla. –  Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Noah Valenstein and the South Florida Water Management District (S...

Editorial: Finally reclaiming the Florida Everglades is within reach A historic moment has arrived for the Everglades. If we only recognize it and seize it. Last month, every single Florida member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican and Democrat, wrote to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to seek “robust funding” for the sporadically stalled environmental repair project that aims to redirect the flow of water south, as the Everglades used to do naturally. That’...

This Week, VoLo Foundation Celebrates Earth Day With Florida Climate Week The list of over 100 speakers includes Oceanographer John Englander, former South Carolina Congressman and Executive Director of republicEn.org Bob Inglis, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez, and Congresswoman Maria Salazar Carlos Vives, the Latin music star who works in support of culture and biodiversity, joins as a panelist at the Climate Correction Conference, the main event of Florida Climate Week Free Registration ...

Our panel of experts and influencers discuss the news of the past week and predict what will make news in the week to come.

AP Photo State Rep. Chris Sprowls, 35, addresses the Florida House of Representatives, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla., after the Republican was elected to lead the 120-member chamber. Lawmakers are facing pressure this session to fund environmental projects at the behest of Governor Ron DeSantis. This comes as money is tight due to constraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis is proposing $1 billion to go towards his new Resilient Florida program. He says its purpose ...

Over the past two years, $100 million has been committed to the project.

South Florida Water Management District governing board members approved a substantial $175.8 million contract Thursday to finish their part of a fast-tracked reservoir project south of Lake Okeechobee that is expected to reduce harmful discharges to northern estuaries. The unanimous vote dedicates the money to finish a 6,500-acre stormwater treatment area in western Palm Beach County to filter nutrients from lake water before it goes south to the Everglades. It is part of an ambitious $1.6 bil...

The funds will be used to address issues such as sea level rise, floods, and intensifying storms, among other climate change related issues, like wastewater treatment and healthcare.

/ Money for the proposed Resilient Florida grant program would be in addition to $625 million that DeSantis is seeking from lawmakers to continue Everglades restoration efforts and other water-related projects. DeSantis is proposing to spend $25 million for the proposed Resilient Florida grant program, which would include issuing bonds to help provide $1 billion over four years to state and local agencies to address climate impacts. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to spend $25 million next year and m...