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Everglades restoration advocates face a new concern — and it’s a custody battle — as the U.S. Army Corps puts the final touches on the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual,

More than a year after Miami-Dade County, Fla., commissioners approved a project to allow general aviation use of Homestead Air Reserve Base, there is still no final answer from the U.S. Air Force.

The Monroe County Commission has adopted a resolution opposing non-military aviation uses at the Homestead Air Reserve Base and asking the U.S. Air Force to uphold its 2001 decision that

Right now, it's burn season for farmers around the state, meaning you might see more plumes of smoke as farmers, like sugarcane farmers, prepare for harvest.

Environmentalists say the change to the Lake Okeechobee plan benefits the sugar industry at the expense of both the Everglades and the coastal communities that suffer from periodic plagues of pea-green algae. The Army Corps of Engineers calls the provision a sensible measure that makes sure there’s enough water for all sides, from farms to cities to the Everglades.