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Why Everglades restoration really needs to be about adapting to climate change
2013-04-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WLRN: When the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) was approved in 2000, it was a historic move to "restore, protect and preserve" water resources in central and south Florida. The 30-year framework was designed with the ultimate goal of restoring historic water-flows to a "dying ecosystem." Project leaders and scientists are now focused on incorporating climate change adaptation into the plans and acknowledging that the Everglades will likely never look the way it once did. "We were looking...
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Judge delays possible Everglades restoration order
2013-03-26 05:16:31| Agriculture - Topix.net
On Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno delayed any order until after the state's legislative session ends in May, tacking at least 60 more days onto years of court battles over Everglades restoration.
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Big Sugar mounts new attack on the Everglades
2013-03-12 07:51:28| Sugar Industry News
Florida\'s sugar growers say they really, really, really want to save what\'s left of the Everglades. They mean it right up until the time comes to really, really, really save what\'s left of the Everglades.
Florida sugar growers win House vote on Everglades pollution payout
2013-03-11 07:19:44| Sugar Industry News
TALLAHASSEE The sugar industry won a round Thursday in the long fight over Everglades restoration, when a House panel approved extending a tax on growers that environmentalists say will leave South Florida taxpayers paying most of the cleanup cost.
Florida sugar growers win House vote on Everglades pollution payout
2013-03-08 06:31:14| Sugar Industry News
TALLAHASSEE The sugar industry won a round Thursday in the long fight over Everglades restoration, when a House panel approved extending a tax on growers that environmentalists say will leave South Florida taxpayers paying most of the cleanup cost.