Articles by: Allie Preston
When the sugarcane burns, many in the Glades communities struggle to breathe. But mounting evidence points to the need to extinguish those fires for good. For decades Big Sugar has plagued the Glades with “black snow” and health problems caused…
When Pam McAfee’s dog, Bella, died suddenly May 24, vets were stumped. But Pam thought the boxer’s death might have something to do with the blue-green algae coagulating in the C-51 canal behind her West Palm Beach home. The day…
Did Sugar add to the COVID-19 body count? CLICK HERE TO BECOME A BULLSUGAR.ORG MEMBER As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to ease in the United States — though it continues to rage in India and other countries — Americans have…
For Big Sugar, it was party time. Last Thursday lobbyists for the powerful sugarcane industry were seen having lunch at the swanky Governor’s Club in Tallahassee, popping champagne and exchanging high-fives to celebrate the passage of Senate Bill 88 in…
CLICK HERE TO BECOME A BULLSUGAR.ORG MEMBER A visit to the eastern shores of Lake Okeechobee this Earth Day should be accompanied by the ominous tones of the “Jaws” theme song. Just when you thought it was safe to go…
Congressman Byron Donalds should be commended for recently filing a bill requiring that the federal government continue to monitor our waterways for harmful algae blooms, even in the event of a government shutdown. Continuous monitoring of the presence of red…
The following article is set to appear in the April edition of Florida Sportsman Magazine. It is reprinted with permission here. Send Lake O water south, before the rainy season,to prevent harmful discharges to the coasts: How it can be…
The following article is set to appear in the April edition of Florida Sportsman Magazine. It has been updated to reflect recent legislation and reprinted with permission here. No and Bad, that’s what we have in Tallahassee, and the 2021…
The following article first appeared in the March edition of Florida Sportsman Magazine. It is reprinted with permission here. In 1763 the Dismal Swamp Company was founded to drain, tame and make profitable the low-lying swamp-land in and around Washington…
It’s possible to eliminate toxic discharges to the St. Lucie River entirely. The Army Corps of Engineers’ own modeling has demonstrated so. That’s big news for the estuary that suffers harm from any level of lake releases — and we…