Articles in Category: 'River of Grass'

EPA Water Deadline Looming: Rick Scott Asks for Delay

By: Lane Wright | Posted: November 13, 2010 4:05 AM

With a little more than seven weeks until he takes office, Gov.-elect Rick Scott is getting involved in the fight over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's numeric nutrient standards set to take effect Sunday.

TAGS: Adam Putnam, EPA, Lisa Jackson, News, numeric nutrient criteria, Pam Bondi, Rick Scott, River of Grass, Sen. Bill Nelson, Sen. George LeMieux, Government

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Lost Hope for the Everglades?

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: August 13, 2010 4:05 AM

More land to no purpose, more government waste in Florida. Thursday’s South Florida Water Management District vote was all that and so much more.

TAGS: Allapattah, Bill McCollum, Charlie Crist, Drew Martin, Eric Buermann, Everglades, Everglades Agricultural Area, Henry Dean, Jeb Bush, Kirk Fordham, News, Paula Dockery, Reservoir, River of Grass, SFWMD, South Florida Water Management District, Tom Kenny, U.S. Sugar, Columns

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