everglades restoration

In 2000, the U.S. set out on one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted: to wind back the clock and make the Everglades function like it once did — in 1900. The plan could have given Florida a 20-year head start on climate change, but that didn't happen. Listen to WLRN's new podcast series Bright Lit Place.

In its most recent progress report on Everglades restoration, the National Academies of Sciences warned Florida that cleaning water remains a 'significant challenge.'

Overturning the veto clears the way for warehouses on coastal land targeted for Everglades restoration. South Florida water managers have been asked to intervene.

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.

We discuss our July Sundial Book Club pick, and why some consider ‘The Everglades: River of Grass’ one of the most important books written in the last 100 years.

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.

The money was included in a 2023 budget unveiled Monday.

The measure had drawn opposition from Gov. Ron DeSantis and critics such as fishing guides who raced to the Capitol to appear in the Senate gallery. A leader of one group said the changes removed the “worst of the worst” in a bill that opponents argued was being rammed through the legislative process.

The Federal Government is pumping more than one billion dollars into Everglades restoration. Environmental advocates say it’s a big deal for the river of grass and Florida’s struggling manatees.

A prominent feature of the $1.1 billion in Everglades funding recently announced by the Biden administration will show up in southwestern Broward County.

The canals were originally dredged to drain marshes to make way for cattle and farms. Conditions proved too harsh for settlers but the canals remained, growing wider and causing the collapse of inland freshwater marshes.

Miami’s former top cop accused commissioners of corruption, leading to an investigation. And he’s suing. Miami Dade’s school board narrows its superintendent candidates to three. Plus, how will almost $1.1 billion be spent on Everglades restoration?