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Florida water disputes won’t be focus of new panel, chairman says
The chairman of a new select House committee addressing water issues said Wednesday she expects it to deal more with water quality issues and less with water quantity except for “big picture” issues....
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House panel may reconsider firey water issue
The chairman of the new House Select Committee on Water Policy said Thursday that the state’s “local sources first” policy that discourages water pipelines will be reviewed along with the role of...
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House water panel hears differing views on environmental protection
This reservoir in DeSoto County was built with some state water supply funding. Conservation and development of new water supplies must be part of Florida’s future to attract industry and create jobs,...
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Author says “water ethic” needed in Florida’s future
Florida doesn’t need another white paper offering water policy recommendations to protect future water supplies. What the state finally needs is a “water ethic.” That’s the case made in a recent report...
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Nestlé drops idea of water pumping near Wacissa River
Nestlé Waters North America on Wednesday told state officials the company no longer is considering a water-pumping operation along the Wacissa River in Jefferson County. Nestlé, a global water company...
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Supreme Court decision affects Apalachicola River and Gulf of Mexico
The Apalachicola River from Alum Bluff near Bristol. There was another Supreme Court ruling this week that was important to a few million people, if not the world. Besides deciding on the Affordable...
View ArticleGovernor provides Amendment 1 spending breakdown
By BRUCE RITCHIE FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTS Gov. Rick Scott’s office on Thursday provided a breakdown of how the governor requests $757 million provided by Amendment 1 be spent in the 2015-16 state budget....
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