Tag: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Controversy surrounds Seminole tribe chairman Osceola as corruption allegations linger and election nears; FBI takes notice
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org On May 8, members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida will vote on who will lead their government and oversee their multi-billion-dollar Hard Rock gambling empire for the next four years.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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All Aboard Florida’s plan for passenger train service from Miami to Orlando in jeopardy
By Ann Henson Feltgen FloridaBulldog.org All Aboard Florida’s plan to operate regular passenger train service between Miami and Orlando is in jeopardy following a federal judge’s order questioning the company’s ability to borrow $1.75 billion in taxpayer-subsidized federal bonds to pay for the project.
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U.S. Rep. Graham asks Gov. Scott to call special session on Lake O crisis
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org In a sharply worded rebuke of Rick Scott, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham (D-FL) urged the governor to call a special legislative session to deal with the toxic algae bloom discharges from Lake Okeechobee threatening the state’s ecosystem as well as the tourism and fishing industries.
