Blog posts from around the country

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Clean Energy Roadshow, a 50-state tour to promote collaborative strategies for market development and job creation in energy efficiency and the clean energy economy, came to Punta Gorda.
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U. S. Senator Bill Nelson's office today announced that Florida will receive an additional $800 million in federal funds to help pay for the construction of a high-speed rail line from Tampa to Orlando.
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This plan, backed by the Sierra Club and the 50-member Everglades Coalition, holds the greatest opportunity in decades to restore the River of Grass.
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Florida Sierra Club members sent a message to President Obama that Florida cares about transportation reform that will end our oil dependence.
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Phosphate strip mining presents a number of serious environmental issues, including destruction of wetlands.
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A new study shows that for every dollar invested in Everglades restoration, four dollars came back in higher home values, increased tourism, and stronger boating and tourism industries
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According to an EPA fact sheet, improperly functioning septic systems can introduce nitrogen, phosphorus, organic matter, and bacterial and viral pathogens into the surrounding area, wells, and groundwater.
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Today marks the beginning of the transfer of the critical Everglades headwaters known as the Everglades Agricultural Area from private to public ownership.
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The South Florida Water Management District will today acquire 26,800 acres of land strategically located south of Lake Okeechobee that is key to the restoration of the Everglades.