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Rights of Nature lawsuit pits 2 lakes, 2 creeks and marsh against developer in Lake Nona Orlando Sentinel 5/3/2021 Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel © Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel Longtime advocate for clean water and black bears, Chuck O’Neal, at his home which sits on the edge of Wekiwa Springs State Park on Monday, January 11 2021. O’Neal’s “rights of nature” initiative, intended largely to protect the Wekiva and Econlockhatchee rivers, won an astounding 89% of the vote in Orange County in the 2020 election. Wielding for the first time the voter-approved Orange County...

FLORIDA governor Ron DeSantis has ordered residents to evacuate as a reservoir threatens to burst sending a " catastrophic" 20ft wall of polluted wastewater crashing through homes. Officials in Tampa Bay warned an "imminent" breach at an old phosphate plant could gush out 340million gallons of water in minutes. 17 Officials have warned Tampa Bay could be flooded by 20ft wall of polluted water from a collapsing reservoirCredit: WFLA 17 17 There are fears the leaking gypsum stack could collapse at any momentCredit: Facebook DeSantis declared a state of emergency in Manatee County after a leak a...

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 (EAA) Reservoir Project. The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board unanimously ap...

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 (SFWMD) to announce significant progress on the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Project. ...

Senate budget outlines $100M for Piney Point Photo shot from overhead by Rep. Will Robinson shows a breach in the water stack at Piney Point. They money comes from expected American Rescue Plan dollars. In its latest budget offer, the Senate includes $100 million for cleanup at the Piney Point industrial site. The funding comes from revenue contingent on receipt of federal coronavirus recovery funds. Florida expects around $10 billion from the The Senate on Wednesday morning for the first time included a proposal on how that money will be spent. The House previously released a broad summary ...