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ELC Files Brief to Protect Everglades Lands from Improper Development
May 23, 2022
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
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ELC Advocates for Biscayne Bay Restoration
May 10, 2022
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 Files Brief to Protect Comprehensive Planning and Everglades Restoration
December 2, 2021
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
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Toxic algae, Lake Okeechobee discharges, and the Lake Worth Lagoon
June 3, 2021
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
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Everglades Environmental Advocacy and Citizen Activism Program (ECAP)
May 27, 2021
ECAP — a grant-funded summer program for middle school students — is excited to engage students in local grassroots activism and advocacy this summer! We
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A Win for Singer Island
March 11, 2021
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
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FDEP Sea Level Rise Impact Projection Study (“SLIP”) Rulemaking Process
March 1, 2021
ELC partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund and multiple other non-profits to engage in the FDEP Sea Level Rise Impact Projection Study (“SLIP”) rulemaking process.
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ELC Opposes Florida’s Assumption of Permitting Responsibility Under Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act
December 23, 2020
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
November 2, 2020
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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