Water & Wetlands
ELC Weighs in as a New Phase in Everglades Restoration Begins!
On May 15, 2023, Everglades Law Center, together with the Everglades Foundation, National Park Conservation Association, and Audubon Florida, submitted comments to the U.S. Army ...
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A Win for Everglades Restoration
On March 21, 2023, a federal district court entered an Order On Cross Motions For Summary Judgment in the Sugar Industry’s legal challenge to the ...
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Advocating for Stronger Stormwater Rules and Permits
We are at a key juncture for stormwater management in Florida and Miami-Dade County. Current state proposals for new rules and permits could be valuable ...
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Better Lake Okeechobee Operations
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 ...
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Saving the Savings Clause
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 ...
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Local Groups Give Miami-Dade County Stormwater Permit Compliance an Average Grade of C-
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 ...
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ELC Advocates for Biscayne Bay Restoration
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 ...
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ELC Opposes Florida’s Assumption of Permitting Responsibility Under Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act
On November 2, 2020, Everglades Law Center, along with the National Parks Conservation Association and Sustainable Palm Beach County, submitted comments opposing Florida’s proposal to ...
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ELC Works to Ensure the Combined Operations Plan (“COP”) Advances Everglades Restoration
ELC – alongside and on behalf of many Everglades restoration advocates – was deeply involved in the public process developing and deciding on the “final” ...
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