VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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 …

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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.…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from Friends of the Everglades

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from Friends of the Everglades

  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…

See More from Friends of the Everglades

  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…

See More from Friends of the Everglades

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from Friends of the Everglades

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from Friends of the Everglades

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  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.…

See More from VoteWater

  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 …

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  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 …

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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 …

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

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…

See More from VoteWater

  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…

See More from Friends of the Everglades

  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 …

See More from VoteWater

  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, …

See More from VoteWater

  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 …

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

January 4, 2024 at 12:01 PM

Big Sugar spent millions in 2023; here's where the money went

Sugar industry ramping up "Dirty Money" contributions ahead of 2024 election     Big Sugar spent millions in 2023. Here's where the money went While fourth-quarter totals aren't yet available, state data shows that from Jan…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

December 27, 2023 at 5:00 PM

2024 will be a year to GET LOUD!

VoteWater looks down the road at the challenges ahead - and our response     2024 will be a year to GET LOUD 2024 is about ready to rock and roll. And at VoteWater, so are we. The Florida Legislature convenes Jan. 9 and session runs…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

December 20, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Clean-water funding + dirty-water projects = no progress

Bad Legislative proposals threaten to undermine billions in environmental spending One step up, one step back is not progress Dear VoteWater community: The things we’d really like Santa to bring would never fit into a stocking. Clean water: Sa…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

December 14, 2023 at 12:02 PM

Challenge a state environmental rule or permit? It could cost you

Pair of bills introduced in Florida Legislature could intimidate citizens from challenging bad state rules     Want to challenge an environmental decision in Florida? It might cost you With weeks to go befor…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

December 7, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Deep Dive: This project could cut pollution going into Lake O - but will local opposition kill it?

What happens when you have a good project in the perfect location but nearby residents don’t want it?     VoteWater Deep Dive: Should local concerns kill this clean-water project? Work on a large s…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

November 29, 2023 at 12:02 PM

Thanks for your support on Giving Tuesday

Your generosity will power our work for cleaner water in 2024 Your generosity powers our work for cleaner water. And we're ready for a big 2024 Dear VoteWater supporters: A million thanks for your generosity on Giving Tuesday. The coming year …

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 12:05 PM

On Giving Tuesday, back VoteWater's fight for cleaner water

Your support powers our work for clean-water policy and politicians Florida's water crisis is a political problem. It requires a political solution. That's where VoteWater comes in. Dear friends and supporters: Today, Giving Tuesday, is one of the b…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

November 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Giving Tuesday is Nov. 28, and our waters need your help

Please donate to VoteWater and fuel our fight for clean-water policy and politicians Giving Tuesday is coming up Nov. 28. Your generosity can have an impact. Tuesday, Nov. 28 is Giving Tuesday, a day when your generosity can help change our world — an…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

November 16, 2023 at 12:00 PM

This breathtaking beauty is why we 'Vote Water'

Enough of the 'doomscrolling'; a photo essay on what we're all fighting to preserve and protect     The beauty behind why we 'Vote Water' Here at VoteWater, we learned a new word last week: “Doomscrolling.” A…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

November 10, 2023 at 12:02 PM

'Dirty Money': It's not about party. It's about power.

How special interest campaign cash flows to parties and candidates with the most clout, and helps reinforce it   'Dirty Money': It's not about party. It's about power __________________________________ At VoteWater we know both "sides" take "Dir…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

November 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM

Here's what Florida's Legislature should prioritize in 2024

Protecting wetlands protections, preserving local authority on fertilizer top our list   Here's what Florida's Legislature should prioritize in 2024 __________________________________ Another Florida legislative session is right around the corn…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

October 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Deep Dive: How Big Sugar could ease the Everglades flooding crisis

Retaining more water in the EAA could provide relief to the inundated central Everglades     Deep Dive: How Big Sugar could help solve the Everglades flooding problem You may have seen in the news t…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

October 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM

On water projects, Florida needs to get organized

New report from watchdog group details 'disjointed' state process for identifying, prioritizing and funding projects; can we make it more efficient? Visit our Website   When it comes to water projects, Florida needs to get organized _____…

See More from VoteWater

  VoteWater · [email protected]

October 12, 2023 at 11:00 AM

How 'pay for play' helps special interests slant the story

NPR takedown of Florida media outlet shows how 'dirty money' can shape coverage   Dirty money: How 'pay for play' helps special interests slant the story __________________________________ There's no shortage of hacks and flacks in the state ca…

See More from VoteWater