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Water wars between Florida, Georgia advance at U.S. Supreme Court
2014-11-04 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Florida's water war against Georgia advanced as the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an interstate dispute on whether Atlanta's suburbs are sucking dry the river flow that feeds the oyster beds and fisheries of the northern Gulf Coast. Georgia had sought to dismiss the suit, filed last October by Florida Governor Rick Scott, that stems from a decades-old fight over Atlanta's daily demand for 360 million gallons of water from the Chattahoochee and Flint river basins. Florida blames...
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5 Things to Know in Florida for Nov. 3
2014-11-03 14:06:23| Apparel - Topix.net
Defense witnesses are set to begin testifying Monday in the South Florida trial of a former top executive at Swiss bank UBS AG charged with conspiring with wealthy Americans to hide billions of dollars from the Internal Revenue Service . Raoul Weil 's lawyers have asked U.S. District Judge James Cohn to acquit Weil, claiming the government hasn't proven its case.
Florida East Coast Railway receives new locomotives from GE
2014-11-03 01:00:00| Railway Technology
GE Transportation (GE) has delivered the first of 24 new Tier 3 locomotives to Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) for operations on its 351-mile mainline route between Jacksonville, and Miami, Florida, US.
Florida Public Service Commission Approves FPL's Request to Reduce 2015 Electric Rates
2014-10-29 19:15:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The Florida Public Service Commission has approved Florida Power & Light Co.'s (FPL) 2015 rates for fuel and other electric service costs, helping ensure a net decrease in customer bills. read more
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FL: All Aboard Florida Spends Millions on Florida Political Process, Newspaper Investigation Finds
2014-10-27 23:08:14| Railroads - Topix.net
Oct. 26--About this investigation: Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers spent a month researching federal, state and county campaign finance and lobbyist databases for spending by All Aboard Florida, its parent companies, Florida East Coast Industries and funds managed by Fortress Investment Group. The investigation found AAF-related companies and officials spent more than $3.5 million on campaign contributions and lobbying fees at the state and national level in the last five years.
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