For Immediate Release Media Contacts:Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D.Executive Director & Waterkeeper, Miami Waterkeeper(305) 905-0856rachel@miamiwaterkeeper.org Elizabeth Fata CarpenterManaging Attorney, Everglades Law Center(786) 496-3309elizabeth@evergladeslaw.org LOCAL GROUPS GIVE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE AN AVERAGE GRADE OF C- The report shows that… Read More
Lake Okeechobee Operations
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Last Updated: September 23, 2022 by Everglades Law
On September 12, ELC submitted comments on behalf of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Florida Bay Forever regarding a draft Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) evaluating proposed changes to operations to the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual… Read More
Saving the Savings Clause
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Last Updated: September 23, 2022 by Everglades Law
On September 12, ELC Filed an Amicus Curiae (or “Friend of the Court”) Brief in the Sugar Industry’s legal challenge to the Everglades Agricultural Area (“EAA”) Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area (“STA”) on behalf of seven organizations –… Read More
It’s a RAP!
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Last Updated: October 11, 2022 by Everglades Law
On September 9, 2022, Everglades Law Center partnered with Miami Waterkeeper to provide a detailed technical comment letter to the Miami Dade County team drafting a Reasonable Assurance Plan – or RAP. The RAP would begin the process… Read More
Local Groups Give Miami-Dade County Stormwater Permit Compliance an Average Grade of C-
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Last Updated: June 21, 2022 by Everglades Law
For Immediate Release Media Contacts:Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D.Executive Director & Waterkeeper, Miami Waterkeeper(305) 905-0856rachel@miamiwaterkeeper.org Elizabeth Fata CarpenterManaging Attorney, Everglades Law Center(786) 496-3309elizabeth@evergladeslaw.org LOCAL GROUPS GIVE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE AN AVERAGE GRADE OF C- The report shows that… Read More
ELC Files Brief to Protect Everglades Lands from Improper Development
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Last Updated: June 21, 2022 by Everglades Law
On April 7, 2022, ELC filed an amicus curiae “Friends of the Court” brief in Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal in opposition to the development of a 13 mile highway extension of State Road 836 through critical… Read More
ELC Advocates for Biscayne Bay Restoration
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Last Updated: September 23, 2022 by Everglades Law
The Biscayne Bay Southeastern Everglades Restoration (“BBSEER”) Project seeks to combine several projects originally proposed in the 1999 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (“CERP”) with a focus on restoring more natural, clean freshwater flows into southeastern Everglades wetlands and… Read More
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Last Updated: September 23, 2022 by Everglades Law
ELC Files Brief to Protect Comprehensive Planning and Everglades Restoration
ELC represented Tropical Audubon Society and Friends of the Everglades in filing an amicus curiae “Friend of the Court” brief in Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal in opposition to a trial court’s misinterpretation of Florida’s Community Planning… Read More
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Last Updated: October 3, 2022 by Everglades Law
Toxic algae, Lake Okeechobee discharges, and the Lake Worth Lagoon
With toxic algae affecting local water supplies and waterways, many people are asking how these three things go together, and what that means for our physical and environmental health. ELC Attorney Lisa Interlandi joins a panel of experts… Read More
Everglades Environmental Advocacy and Citizen Activism Program (ECAP)
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Last Updated: June 3, 2022 by Everglades Law
ECAP — a grant-funded summer program for middle school students — is excited to engage students in local grassroots activism and advocacy this summer! We will introduce students to ongoing community and regional efforts related to Everglades restoration… Read More
A Win for Singer Island
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Last Updated: October 11, 2022 by Everglades Law
When Rodney Barreto, the head of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission prioritized his personal interest over protecting the environment by seeking to fill and develop submerged seagrass beds in the Lake Worth Lagoon, ELC pushed back… Read More
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