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April 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM

Ashley Moody's "dirty money" track record

Email from VoteWater Also: Update on EAA rock mine proposal; and come out to the state parks "Love Fest" this Saturday! BECOME A MEMBER Come support our state parks this Saturday! Sixteen "Love Fests" will take…

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March 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM

Good news: Harmful discharges to St. Lucie to end

Email from VoteWater And: Sugar takes a loss as court rejects reservoir lawsuit FINALLY: Discharges to St. Lucie end; reduced to Caloosahatchee After 109 days, the Army Corps is winding down Lake Okeechobee "Recovery…

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March 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM

SUGAR SUED: Florida Crystals target of class-action suit claiming company misleads on climate change impacts

Email from VoteWater Suit claims sugarcane burning not consistent with slowing climate change BECOME A MEMBER Harmful discharges cut; tell the Army Corps they must stop for good! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer…

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March 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM

The worst legislation in Tallahassee this session

Email from VoteWater Also: More than 10,000 have signed the "Rescue the River of Grass" petition - how about you? BECOME A MEMBER   With your help, we can do even more  At VoteWater we advocate. Investigate.…

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March 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM

Big Sugar has HOW MANY lobbyists in Tallahassee?

Email from VoteWater Also: We're looking for a few good Community Liaisons! JOIN THE FIGHT   It's long past time to Rescue the River of Grass. Watch the video to learn why More than 10,000 people have …

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March 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM

Hey DOGE - why not cut the Sugar Program?

Email from VoteWater Also: Have you signed the petition to Rescue the River of Grass? JOIN THE FIGHT   Toxic algae is harmful to dogs (and you). Rescue the River of Grass and fix the problem. Listen …

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February 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Keeping an eye on the state Legislature

Email from VoteWater Also: How we can Rescue the River of Grass - and the northern estuaries   Keep up the pressure: Tell the Army Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter  to Col. Brandon Bow…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM

Friend — This isn’t your typical petition

Email from VoteWater Sign now to Rescue the River of Grass   More than a petition — this is a movement —————————— Friend, Petitions are a dime a dozen — but Rescue the River of Grass is NOT your typical petition. By signing on, you’…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM

"Dirty money" creates dirty water. We decided to do something about it.

Email from VoteWater Help us do more to expose how special interests buy influence and pollute our waterways   Dirty money creates dirty water. We decided to do something about it. In August VoteWater published our "Dirty Money Pro…

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February 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM

Legislature could cap Everglades spending; state parks bill must be tougher - and you can help

Email from VoteWater Also: Update on the EAA rock mine project, and a tribute to one of our founders DONATE NOW!   Have you signed the Rescue the River of Grass petition yet? Learn more and add you name …

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February 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM

2025 legislative wish list: Buy the land, save the parks and more

Email from VoteWater Also: Sign the Rescue the River of Grass petition and ICYMI: A look at what's killing dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon   The Legislature convenes March 4. Here's what we want lawmakers to do For …

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February 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM

What's killing Indian River Lagoon dolphins?

Email from VoteWater Also: Sign the petition: Rescue the River of Grass; and tell the Army Corps to stop the discharges!   What's killing lagoon dolphins? News reports suggest several Indian River Lagoon dolphins recen…

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January 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Bold new plan to RESCUE THE RIVER OF GRASS

Email from VoteWater Sign the petition to finish the job of Everglades restoration, stop discharges and save Florida Bay   The Everglades is at a tipping point; it's time to You want to save the Everglades, the north…

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January 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Rock mine in the EAA lurches ahead

Email from VoteWater Also: Progress (sort of) in the fight against red tide   Tell the Army  Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter  to Col. Brandon Bowman with the U.S. Army Corps of Engine…

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January 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM

Can we speed up Everglades restoration without cutting corners?

Email from VoteWater Also: Army Corps will speak at Stuart meeting on discharges   Tell the Army  Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter  to Col. Brandon Bowman with the U.S. Army Corps of E…

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January 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM

We're getting Lake O discharges - and now we've got blue-green algae

Email from VoteWater Also: A look at our new "WaveMaker" member program for those who want to make waves - and make change   Tell the Army  Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter  to Col. Br…

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December 31, 2024 at 12:01 PM

"Vote water" is our 2025 New Year's resolution!

Email from VoteWater Clean-water policies and politicians are what we need in the new year   Tell the Army  Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter  to Col. Brandon Bowman with the U.S. Army …

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December 26, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Thanks for your support in 2024!

Email from VoteWater A message from our Executive Director and a look at what lies ahead in 2025   Tell the Army  Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter  to Col. Brandon Bowman with the U.S.…

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December 19, 2024 at 12:04 PM

Government vs. the people

Email from VoteWater 3 anglers face $2 million in court costs for opposing Chiquita Lock removal; welcome to Florida   DONATE Tell the Army Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter to Col. Bra…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

December 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Two forces. One mission. A brighter future for wild Florida

Email from VoteWater This holiday season, give the gift of clean water   Two forces. One mission. A brighter future for wild Florida —————————— Friend, Friends of the Everglades and VoteWater share a powerful alliance that sets us a…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

December 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Here's the rationale behind Lake O discharges

Email from VoteWater Also: New DEEP DIVE into muck; and a look at a new bill to stop state parks development   SUPPORT OUR WORK Tell the Army Corps to stop the discharges! TAKE ACTION: Complete this letter to Col. B…

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December 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Damaging Lake O discharges begin Saturday

Email from VoteWater Army Corps confirms "Recovery Operations" to commence, could last for months   Discharges begin Saturday, will last for months The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed in a press release Friday that it will b…

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December 2, 2024 at 5:01 PM

On Giving Tuesday, the fight for clean water needs your help!

Email from VoteWater Florida's water crisis is a political problem. Be part of the political solution. Dear VoteWater supporter: On Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, VoteWater's 2024 Impact Report will detail the difference we made over the past ye…

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November 29, 2024 at 12:07 PM

Join VoteWater's clean-water mission this Giving Tuesday — your support makes a difference!

Email from VoteWater Your donation supports our fight for policies and leaders who prioritize clean water. Your gift on Giving Tuesday supports our clean-water crusade Tuesday, Dec. 3, is Giving Tuesday, a day when your ge…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

November 27, 2024 at 12:02 PM

Damaging discharges now until May? We need you to make some noise.

Email from VoteWater Take action now   Take action now against damaging discharges —————————— Friend, Last week, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that they were gearing up to unleash months of damaging Lake Okeechobee discharge…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 8:31 PM

We’re voting NO on Amendment 2. And we’re not alone.

Email from VoteWater See who’s standing with us against this unnecessary amendment   We're Voting NO on Amendment 2 —————————— Friend, Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely been paying attention to the debate surrounding Amendme…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

August 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM

This is what the sneak attack on state parks says about Florida

This year our parks are safe, but what about next year?   Reflections on the life and death of the NOT Great Outdoors Initiative —————————— Friend, There are moments in Florida history that stand out for their brazenness. Covert attempts to pu…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

August 14, 2024 at 4:03 PM

We did it: LOSOM is now the law of the land

New lake plan should reduce - but won't end - harmful discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie We did it. Five years ago when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to formulate a new Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule, you came to t…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

July 30, 2024 at 11:00 AM

A Winning Strategy: Preventing Toxic Summers Together

Your support is key   Preventing Toxic Summers Together —————————— Five years ago, after a half-century in Miami, Friends of the Everglades made the strategic choice to relocate our headquarters to Stuart. It turned out to be one of the best dec…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

June 6, 2024 at 11:01 AM

With your help, we can finally turn the toxic tide

Polluters have us outgunned 10 to 1 - but you can help even the odds       With your help, we can finally turn the toxic tide As the 2024 elections near, VoteWater is working to identify clean-water candidates, track “dirty…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM

We’re asking the feds to set toxic-algae standards

Where the state of Florida has failed, the EPA must step in   Where the state of Florida has failed, the EPA must step in —————————— Summer weather has arrived in south Florida with record temperatures and the threat of an active storm season on…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

May 22, 2024 at 11:02 AM

LOSOM advances; and our new Deep Dive on who pays for water storage

PLUS: EPA petition on cyanotoxins could be game-changer   DONATE Is the LOSOM wait finally over? Could it be true? Could we be nearing the LOSOM finish line? More than five years ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engine…

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May 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM

If toxic algae takes over Lake O... it will be a good thing?

Also: New report shows sugarcane burning can contribute to asthma     Toxic algae may overtake Lake O; and that’s good news? It’s toxic algae season — the least wonderful time of the year! At last week’s South Florida Water Manag…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

May 9, 2024 at 11:01 AM

In Martin County, an example of why we need to "vote water"

Also: Check out VoteWater's 2023 annual report, out now     Our 2023 annual report details a year of clean-water progress From our reporting on Big Sugar’s political spending to our "Deep Dive" investigations and our f…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

May 2, 2024 at 11:03 AM

Where clean water is a major issue in elections, citizens win

Florida's water crisis will be a big issue on the ballot in FL-18; how about your district?     The way it should be: In this race, clean water will be a big issue Here’s something we’d like to see a whole lot more of.…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

April 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Who's running for office? We've got the list (so far)

Also: Sugar shills push back on our demand for space in the STAs for Lake O water; a look ahead at a live event May 1 in Stuart; and a look back at last week's Right to Clean Water livestream     Who's running for office this …

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

April 18, 2024 at 11:01 AM

What about the Caloosahatchee?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has resumed discharges west; what will that do to the estuary?     Discharges to the Caloosahatchee: Good or bad? After last week’s newsletter asking if our discharge crisis was over, we got lots o…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

April 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Is Florida's discharge crisis over?

Plus: Learn more about the proposed Right to Clean Water amendment, and a look back at our "summers of slime"     Is the discharge crisis over? We may need to retire our "discharges ticker." For the moment, anyway. Last week the …

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

April 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM

How low could Lake O go if the STAs were reserved for lake water?

Plus: Keep the floodgates closed; take action & tell SFWMD officials to fix our 'rigged' system; and what should we ask the candidates?     Keep the floodgates closed! It’s been five days since the U.S. Army Corps of Engine…

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March 28, 2024 at 11:01 AM

PAC attack: Why does Big Sugar give so much money to political committees?

U.S. Sugar, Florida Crystals combined gave more than $26 million to PACs since 2018     Day 40 - and where are our legislators? It’s been 40 days of harmful discharges from Lake Okeechobee and most elected officials still ha…

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March 21, 2024 at 11:02 AM

Discharges day 33: Why can't we just 'send it south?'

Plus: Come see us in Sewall's Point, and check out the 2024 legislative wrap-up     No room at the (water storage) inn? Blame Big Sugar At last week’s South Florida Water Management District meeting, several speakers took…

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March 15, 2024 at 11:01 AM

Day 27 of Lake O discharges; must we suffer in silence?

Plus: Where are the clean-water candidates?; and a look at the just-ended Florida Legislative session   DONATE AND HELP OUR FIGHT FOR CLEAN WATER   Elected officials' silence on discharges is deafening …

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March 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Day 19 of Lake O discharges and all is not well in the 'northern estuaries'

Discharges could last for months - but the damage is already being done     Introducing the Lake O discharge ticker: Tracking the devastation It's been 19 days since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers threw open the floodga…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

February 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM

Florida's water quality is hurting and we're making it worse!

As discharges hammer the estuaries, sawfish are dying, "Dirty Money" is flowing an new fertilizer rules could further boost nutrient pollution     Florida's water quality is hurting - and we're making it worse! Week two of discharges f…

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February 22, 2024 at 12:01 PM

As discharges begin, what are elected officials doing to stop them?

While there's no silver bullet, all elected officials could use their bully pulpits to demand water managers to more.   This is what 3,000+ cubic feet of water per second looked like at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam last weekend as dischar…

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February 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Lake Okeechobee discharges begin - what are we going to do about that?

With 4,000 cfs headed for the Caloosahatchee and 1,800 cfs to the St. Lucie, these discharges are going to hurt     Lake O discharges start Saturday. What are we going to do about that? For months we’ve been predicting it. Wedn…

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  Friends of the Everglades · [email protected]

February 12, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Everglades advocacy trio Hiaasen, Osceola & Aguirre headline Marjory Stoneman Douglas Legacy Celebration

Register now!   Celebrating a legacy of outspoken advocacy —————————— Everglades restoration relies on passionate advocates who are willing to speak truth to power. That was a defining characteristic of Friends of the Everglades founder Marjory…

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

January 25, 2024 at 12:02 PM

Who are these guys, and why do they hate clean water?

As one bad bill gets watered down, other problem proposals remain - and here's a look at the legislators behind them.     Citizens spoke up - and one of this year's worst bills got neutered And just like that, the tiger became …

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

January 18, 2024 at 12:01 PM

How many lobbyists does Big Sugar have in Tallahassee?

With a star-studded roster of top consultants and former state officials, how can the sugar industry lose?     How many lobbyists does Big Sugar have in Tallahassee? To get your way in the halls of power, you need insiders, …

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  VoteWater · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Bracing for bad bills as Florida's Legislative session begins

Anti-wetland, pro-sprawl bills are piling up in Tallahassee; how bad will it get this year?     Legislative session 2024: It's going to be a long two months Welcome to the good, the bad and the hideously …

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