Florida to buy land from sugar corporation to restore Everglades

This is huge news. The state of Florida is planning to buy 185,000 acres from U.S. Sugar Corp. for Everglades restoration, according to the Sarasota Herald Tribune and many other sources.

I feel as though I've woken up in an alternate-reality world. Who would have thought? This is an even bigger land deal than the Babcock Ranch from a couple years ago.

Could this be the beginning of the end of the problem the Everglades has with phosphates? And water-flow problems? And ... so much more?

Groups oppose coal-powered FPL plant next to Everglades

A coal-fired power plant that Florida's largest utility plans to build on the western shore of Lake Okeechobee will emit toxic mercury, contribute to global warming and pose environmental hazards for South Florida and the Everglades, opponents said Thursday - May 18, Sun-Sentinel

Lake O cleanup bill criticized for not going far enough

$200 million restoration plan that includes Lake Okeechobee -- and the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers that it fouls with polluted runoff -- has hit troubled waters - March 12, Tampa Bay's News 10

Threats to coral include warmer water, pollution

Two species of coral are considered threatened as the vital organisms face more danger than ever - March 5, St. Petersburg Times

Environmentalists ruled against on Fenholloway River issue

The state and the Buckeye Florida pulp mill say the proposed permit and pipeline will help restore the Fenholloway River, but environmentalists say the permit allows the continued pollution of the Gulf of Mexico - Feb. 28, Tallahassee Democrat

State hopes fertilizer rules keep lawns, not lakes, green

Experts have long pointed to the granules and sprays as a culprit in fouling waters, from pockets of wetlands to large coastal lagoons; what's new is a push by state authorities to protect those waters by limiting the amount of fertilizer homeowners and lawn services apply - Jan. 29, Orlando Sentinel

Plan to dump muck at state park denied

The state has pulled the plug on a plan to dump more than 18,000 tons of excavated muck from the 18 Mile Stretch widening project into ocean-side rock pits at a North Key Largo park - Dec. 18, Miami Herald

Parties are close to agreement on spray field

The Florida Wildlife Federation and Wakulla County filed challenges in March against a proposed state permit allowing almost 31 million gallons of treated wastewater to be sprayed daily on crops at the city's Southeast Farm - Dec. 9, Tallahassee Democrat