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    Sep 10, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  1. Mecca Farms delivering flooding relief before taking on Everglades restoration role

    Palm Beach County’s Mecca Farms property is helping provide flood-control relief in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac.
    Palm Beach County’s Mecca Farms property is helping provide flood-control relief in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac. The 1,919-acre former citrus grove, once intended to become home to The Scripps Research Institute, has become a key part of a new...

    Tags: Everglades, Wildlife, Scripps Research Institute, Palm Beach County, Jupiter

    2. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. Tropical Storm Isaac remains on track to threaten Florida

    Though looking a little ragged, Tropical Storm Isaac continued its trek west across the Caribbean early Friday on a course that should take it over parts of Hispaniola today and Cuba starting on Saturday.
    Sun Sentinel
    Though looking a little ragged, Tropical Storm Isaac continued its trek west across the Caribbean early Friday on a course that should take it over parts of Hispaniola today and Cuba starting on Saturday. It also remains on a projected track that would...

    Tags: Weather Warnings, Bill Johnson, Hispaniola, Monroe County (Florida), Cuba

    3. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  3. Chan Lowe: Polluting South Florida's water supply

    If you were, say, a sugar baron, and your thriving enterprise enjoyed government price supports while being allowed to dump pollutants into the local water supply, you might think you had the world by the tail—and you’d probably be right.
    If you were, say, a sugar baron, and your thriving enterprise enjoyed government price supports while being allowed to dump pollutants into the local water supply, you might think you had the world by the tail—and you’d probably be right....

    Tags: Rick Scott, Environmental Pollution, Water Supply, Lake Okeechobee, Environmental Issues

    4. May 31, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Mizner Trail golf course contamination concerns unresolved

    The owners of contaminated land at a closed golf course west of Boca Raton failed to follow-up with cleanup results, which could trigger punishments if they don’t deliver, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
    The owners of contaminated land at a closed golf course west of Boca Raton failed to follow-up with cleanup results, which could trigger punishments if they don’t deliver, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Arsenic...

    Tags: Cancer, Water, Heart Disease, Golf, Sports

    5. Jun 25, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Tropical Storm Debby aims toward Florida west coast

    After meandering for the past day, Tropical Storm Debby appears headed toward Florida's west coast. However, most of the state, including South Florida, remains in the cone of uncertainty.
    Sun Sentinel
    After meandering for the past day, Tropical Storm Debby appears headed toward Florida's west coast. However, most of the state, including South Florida, remains in the cone of uncertainty. At 1 p.m. on Monday, the storm was in the northern Gulf of Mexico...

    Tags: Weather Warnings, Environmental Issues, Disasters and Accidents, Broward County, Tampa

    6. Dec 24, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  6. In Florida, whose water is it, anyway?

    The next time you go to your kitchen faucet for a drink, think about who owns that water.
    The next time you go to your kitchen faucet for a drink, think about who owns that water. Because for every expert who says it belongs to you, others counter you merely have Florida's permission to use it, and you pay only for having water sanitized...

    Tags: Justice System, Politics, Environmental Issues, Lawyers, Government

    7. Oct 12, 2011 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. One year after U.S. Sugar land deal, property still waiting for Everglades restoration

    One year after Florida’s $197 million land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp., the 26,800 acres of farmland that was supposed to mean a new direction for Everglades restoration remains citrus groves and sugar cane.
    One year after Florida’s $197 million land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp., the 26,800 acres of farmland that was supposed to mean a new direction for Everglades restoration remains citrus groves and sugar cane. The South Florida Water Management...

    Tags: Rick Scott, Everglades, Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Sugar Corporation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers

    8. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. Environmentalists question selling South Florida land pegged for conservation, restoration

    Environmentalists are sounding the alarm over the South Florida Water Management District potentially shrinking its vast real estate holdings.
    Environmentalists are sounding the alarm over the South Florida Water Management District potentially shrinking its vast real estate holdings. Audubon of Florida and the Sierra Club are among the environmental groups raising concerns that budget cuts...

    Tags: Politics, Everglades, National Government, Environmental Issues, Government

    9. Apr 18, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. South Florida water conservation tips pushed at peak of dry season

    Florida declared April “Water Conservation Month,” encouraging residents to take extra steps to cut water use at the peak of the winter-to-spring dry season.
    Florida declared April “Water Conservation Month,” encouraging residents to take extra steps to cut water use at the peak of the winter-to-spring dry season. South Florida has had a drier-than-usual dry season, averaging about 45 percent of...

    Tags: Water Supply, Lake Okeechobee, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)

    10. Aug 17, 2011 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. South Florida agency that leads Everglades restoration lays off 134 people, including scientists

    The South Florida Water Management District Wednesday completed nearly a week of layoffs that included 134 people at one of the region’s biggest employers.
    The South Florida Water Management District Wednesday completed nearly a week of layoffs that included 134 people at one of the region’s biggest employers. State-required budget reductions prompted the West Palm Beach-based district to cut 286 jobs...

    Tags: Politics, Everglades, Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment, Employees

    11. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Rain should start to ease by Tuesday

    Keep the umbrella handy.
    Sun Sentinel
    Keep the umbrella handy. However, all the rainy gloom of the past three days should start to ease on Tuesday, and we might even see some breaks of sun by Wednesday. “Through the rest of the week, the rain chances are going down each day,”...

    Tags: Palm Beach International Airport, Florida Highway Patrol, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami International Airport

    12. Apr 12, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  12. Lake Okeechobee water sought to help Caloosahatchee River

    Lake Okeechobee water could start flowing again to Florida’s West Coast, despite concerns about dipping into South Florida’s back-up water supply.
    Lake Okeechobee water could start flowing again to Florida’s West Coast, despite concerns about dipping into South Florida’s back-up water supply. The South Florida Water Management District on Thursday endorsed resuming periodic discharges...

    Tags: Everglades, Environmental Issues, Water, Lakes and Ponds, Natural Resources

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Gov. Rick Scott on Friday announced two new appointees...
(March 29, 2013)
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Melissa Meeker, shown here with Gov. Rick Scott touring...
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Melissa Meeker, shown here with Gov. Rick Scott touring flooded areas after Tropical Storm Isaac in 2012, resigned Monday as executive director of the South Florida Water Management District.
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