Everglades, Lake O, rivers targeted for funding

Two years after billions of gallons of hurricane rainwater from Lake Okeechobee wreaked environmental havoc as it was flushed down the Caloosahatchee River, lawmakers last week passed more than $400 million worth of environmental aid -- along with a new title that designates as the Northern Everglades a triangular area around Lake Okeechobee, including the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers; more than $200 million goes to expanding Everglades restoration through 2020 and another $100 million is coming to the aid of the rivers - May 12, News-Press