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Everglades land deal celebrated, but restoration hurdles loom large
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsSheet cake and the ceremonial handing off of deeds for 26,800 acres of farmland marked the celebration Thursday of a newly completed Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. The South Florida Water Management District on Tuesday finalized...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Renovation, Water Restrictions, Environmental Politics
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Dry weather signaling start of another round of South Florida water fights
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter South Florida???s record dry October, drought concerns are already ramping up the seemingly annual political fights over how to divvy up Lake Okeechobee???s water. The lake serves as South Florida???s primary backup water supply. This week,...Tags: Energy Saving, Water Restrictions, South Florida Water Management District, Water Supply, Rivers
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Palm Beach County readying its state wish list
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsMore money for beaches and state help for a proposed industrial center are among Palm Beach County???s lobbying priorities heading into the spring session of the Florida Legislature. The County Commission on Tuesday meets to finalize its legislative to-do...Tags: Justice System, Florida Legislature, Palm Beach County, Lake Worth
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Palm Beach County sticks with outside lobbying teams, costs taxpayers $243,000
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County plans to keep hiring outside state and federal lobbying teams. On Tuesday approved spending $243,000 on lobbyists from Tallahassee to Washington D.C. The County Commission approved 12-month contract extensions totaling $195,000 for six...Tags: Florida Legislature, Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Lobbying
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South Florida Water Management District Board gets new chairman, more vacancies
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA South Florida agricultural company executive on Thursday was chosen to become chairman of the South Florida Water Management District???s shrinking governing board. Joe Collins of Sebring is vice president for Lykes Brothers Inc., which has sugar,...Tags: Water Restrictions, Florida Legislature, Government, Palm Beach County, Everglades
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Chairman could soon be out at the South Florida Water Management District
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA new governor means a changing of the guard could be on the way for the South Florida Water Management District. The four-year-term of District Chairman Eric Buermann expires in March. As chairman, Buermann leads the nine-member board that oversees......Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Water Restrictions, Republican Party, Government
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5 years after Hurricane Wilma's devastation, state still bears scars
Five years ago today, Hurricane Wilma ripped across Florida and into the record books as the third costliest storm in U.S. history, and the most damaging hurricane ever to strike Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Tens of thousands of South Floridians lost...Tags: Emergency Planning, Lakes and Ponds, Hurricane Preparedness, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), IBM
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Everglades wading bird nesting increases during drought
Drought conditions straining South Florida water supplies could actually lead to a wading bird baby boom in the Everglades.
Wood storks, spoonbills, white ibis and great egrets are taking advantage of lower water levels in the Everglades water...Tags: Water Restrictions, South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Everglades
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Tougher South Florida watering rules resisted, despite drought concerns
Despite lingering drought conditions, South Florida water managers are so far resisting environmentalists’ call for tougher watering restrictions to try to stretch supplies.
A drier than normal start to the November-to-May dry season already...Tags: Energy Saving, Water Restrictions, South Florida Water Management District, Water Supply, Golf
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Reward offered for Florida panther killer
A Florida panther has been found shot near Orlando, and a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever did it.
The dead panther was found March 12 on Old Mims Road near the town of Geneva in Seminole...Tags: Nature, Seminole County, Natural Resources, Geneva (Seminole, Florida), Orlando
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Everglades' levee fails to meet federal standards
New flood control concerns are surfacing about the 60-year-old, earthen levee that keeps the Everglades from swamping South Florida communities spread across former wetlands.
The Broward County portion of the East Coast Protective Levee fails to meet...Tags: Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Emergency Planning, Armed Forces, Water Restrictions, FEMA
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