Category: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Pro-Trump super PAC refunds $500K to AshBritt amid FEC probe of allegedly illegal campaign contribution
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A pro-Trump super PAC has refunded a $500,000 contribution to AshBritt, the Deerfield Beach-based government disaster contractor that a Washington watchdog group says violated the ban on pay-to-play political donations. -
As U.S. Sugar quietly expands north of Lake Okeechobee, environmentalists fear Everglades cleanup losing out to farming
By Joel Engelhardt
FloridaBulldog.org
For months environmentalists have whispered that the Legislature’s push toward water storage north of Lake Okeechobee was driven by sugar interests. Behind their fear is the belief that an underground water storage method that got $100 million in the two past legislative cycles and is in line for another $50 million this year would do more to help farming than it would to help the Everglades. -
EPA proposes big expansion of Port Everglades offshore dump; time running out for public comment
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
With Floridians focused on surviving the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to significantly expand an underwater dump site off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. -
With help from investor-Gov. Scott, Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline looks to open in June
By Joseph A. Mann Jr.
FloridaBulldog.org
The Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline, a giant interstate project whose tail reaches over 268 miles into Florida, has generated fierce opposition as its construction moves through the state from Georgia to its end-point in Osceola County, where it is scheduled to link up to an existing gas pipeline in June. -
Jack Nicklaus, partners pay $400K to settle charges they filled wetlands at golf club
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus has given up a legal battle over federal accusations that his companies violated the Clean Water Act by disturbing environmentally protected wetlands in The Bear’s Club, a private golf course community he built 17 years ago. -
Push to block Sabal Trail gas pipeline looks to enlist U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By Jake Galvin and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In an escalating effort to block the controversial Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline, opponents are asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to examine allegations that information about potential environmental hazards was overlooked during the regulatory process.
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