Florida's permit plan would speed up wetlands destruction, critics say – Orlando Sentinel
A proposed pay-to-pay permitting process for utilities could speed the demise of wetlands in Florida.
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A proposed pay-to-pay permitting process for utilities could speed the demise of wetlands in Florida.
One bill would allow builders to tear up seagrass if they agree it will be planted elsewhere. Another would allow farmers to use more fertilizer than state regulations allow. Both could add to Florida's severe water-pollution crisis writes Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater.
One bill would allow builders to tear up seagrass if they agree it will be planted elsewhere. Another would allow farmers to use more fertilizer than state regulations allow. Both could add to Florida's severe water-pollution crisis writes Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater.
Senate bill could jeopardize LOSOM and EAA reservoir. Critics include VoteWater, Everglades Foundation, Captains for Clean Water & Calusa Waterkeeper.
In 2016, a sinkhole opened up at one of the facility's gypsum stacks, allowing more than 200 million gallons of contaminated water to seep into Florida’s aquifer.