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Here’s an idea whose time has come. The key thing to realize about the system of drainage and water conveyance around Lake Okeechobee is that the system was built, and continues to be operated, to serve corporate agriculture – and…
The question was simple, the answer complicated. But it needn’t have been. In late January Adam Blalock, Deputy Secretary for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, gave a presentation on water quality to the new House Water Quality, Supply and…
Is your local government spending too much time worrying about clean water? Are your city or county officials too concerned about blue-green algae or red tide? Are they overly obsessed with “nutrients,” spending too much time on dead seagrass or…
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Executive Order 23-06, issued Jan. 11, was a watershed moment in the history of Florida water politics — no pun intended. It laid out what DeSantis characterized as a sweeping agenda to clean up Florida’s troubled waters,…
Happy Holidays from VoteWater! Fighting for cleaner water in Florida is an uphill battle. It can be discouraging and infuriating. Our side doesn’t have the same money, the same number of lobbyists; the same influence in the capitol. But what…
Giving Tuesday has come and gone — but the impact of your generosity will reverberate for a long time. VoteWater has an ambitious agenda for 2023, and your donations on November 29 will magnify our impact. We demand new and…
We can’t say for sure what 2023 will bring for Florida’s fragile waterways. But today on Giving Tuesday, you can help shape the future. As a 501c4, VoteWater can do more, punch harder and dig deeper than many other environmental…
Tomorrow’s the big day. On Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29, your generosity can help change the world — and help VoteWater step up the fight for cleaner water across Florida. Our organization, founded as Bullsugar.org, has a history of brash and…
November 29 is Giving Tuesday — a time to celebrate how generosity can change the world. At VoteWater, we know change needs to come for Florida’s imperiled waters. Your support can power our fight against polluters, help us hold politicians…
Today is election day — and the future of clean water in Florida may hang in the balance. How will the leaders we elect today vote on clean-water issues? Will they stand up to special interests, or will “dirty money”…