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The Everglades Foundation contends that Tom Van Lent stole “trade secrets.” Environmentalists question why such “secrets” exist, as work unfolds on a controversial reservoir touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the “crown jewel of Everglades restoration.”
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Under the confidential settlement, hydrologist Tom Van Lent agreed not to surrender electronic devices and not discuss matters the Everglades Foundation considers confidential, including research and strategies.
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The foundation's attorneys plan to ask a judge to hold scientist Tom Van Lent in contempt of court today for failing to return research or allowing them to inspect computer equipment.
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The lawsuit has shaken the normally collaborative environmental community in South Florida known more for their plaintive advocacy on behalf of the River of Grass and its animals than bare-knuckle litigation.
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A lawsuit filed by sugar growers this week claimed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated a congressional order to protect water supplies and asked a judge to send the reservoir back to the Corps for a new environmental review.
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The plan selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would stop sending water south if levels drop too low in the dry season to protect water supplies.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, and three of his four Florida Cabinet members, rejected a judge's order that found Miami-Dade County plans for the highway failed to comply with state growth laws.
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On June 15, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet are scheduled to review an administrative law judge's March 2020 ruling that found the Dolphin Expressway violated Miami-Dade's comprehensive plan. Cabinet aides will meet on the matter Wednesday.
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Shannon Estenoz will become the deputy assistant secretary overseeing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.
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Friends of the Everglades and the Everglades Foundation are asking Miami-Dade county commissioners to delay the vote until more details are provided on a county request to use the Homestead Air Reserve Base.
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Governor Ron DeSantis is receiving high praise from some environmental groups for his quick action focused on the Everglades. Last week, the governor…
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While disagreements in Congress have led to a government shutdown, there was at least one topic both the House and Senate were able to agree on before…