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Six bills, one agenda: Sen. McClain pushes pro-development blitz

December 11, 2025

Florida Sen. Stan McClain comes off as an affable guy — the type of person you might like to get a beer with. But after seeing the legislation he’s filed ahead of the 2026 Legislative Session, you may want to…

2025 Impact Report: How your support helped VoteWater make a difference

December 2, 2025

It’s been quite a year. It began with the battle over the future of Florida’s state parks and Big Sugar’s proposed rock mine in the Everglades Agricultural Area. It concludes, now, with a new EPA proposal to eliminate crucial wetlands…

Study: Clean water = big money

November 20, 2025

Some people think we clean-water types are in it for the aesthetics. That water ought to be clean like Mother Nature made it, so it can support all sorts of wildlife and other living things. That’s part of it. But…

Florida’s waters are getting worse and corruption is the problem

November 13, 2025

If you haven’t seen it, be sure to check out the Tampa Bay Times blockbuster two-part series on how Florida’s water quality is getting worse almost across the board — in large part because Florida lets special interests (developers, Big…

Offshore drilling: Will Florida be spared?

November 6, 2025

The subject of offshore drilling is once again in the news. According to Politico: The Interior Department has removed the federal waters off the Atlantic coast from President Donald Trump’s upcoming offshore drilling plan after Republicans in the region pressed to…

Sugar billionaire, other top donors fund WH renovations for one simple reason

November 6, 2025

And that one reason is because they’re sucking up to power. Last week we reported that J. Pepe Fanjul, part of the powerful family behind Florida Crystals Corp., was among the donors who contributed to the teardown of the White…

Election Day 2025: Our endorsements and more

November 4, 2025

This is an off-year election but there are a plethora of municipal races throughout the state — and in two races in particular VoteWater has identified and endorsed the clean-water candidate: In the Miami Mayoral race, our pick is Ken Russell,…

Guess who helped fund White House East Wing ‘remodeling?’

October 30, 2025

President Donald Trump’s decision to tear down the White House’s East Wing and build a huge ballroom has been hugely controversial; but in fact the President had some help in the form of donors contributing to the cause. And take…

DEEP DIVE: These chemicals kill toxic algae. But are they safe?

October 30, 2025

Since 2020, when the state authorized the use of “innovative technologies” to combat harmful blue-green algal blooms, the South Florida Water Management District has added chemicals known as algaecides to its toolbox — and to the water. Over the past…

VoteWater endorses Omar Jimenez for Miami Beach Commission Group 1

October 23, 2025

VoteWater, a South Florida clean-water advocacy group, has endorsed Omar Jimenez for Miami Beach Commission Group 1. “Omar Jimenez puts clean water at the top of his agenda — because he’s seen first-hand the effect dirty water can have on…

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