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Big Sugar? Who needs ‘em? And who needs their money? Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick came out on top in the neck-and-neck race in the South Florida 20th Congressional District Democratic primary this month, edging Dale Holness by just five votes. Her win…
It could take up to a week before we know whether Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick or Dale Holness prevailed in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 20th District. But while we don’t yet know who won, we do know who lost: Big Sugar.…
As Florida’s water crisis deepens, we need clean-water champions more than ever — elected officials willing to stand up to the powerful interests which for too long have thwarted real progress. Omari Hardy, a former state legislator running for the…
It’s no exaggeration to call this a tectonic shift in the district that is home to U.S. Sugar. Nine candidates pledge not to accept Big Sugar money. Traditionally, few Florida candidates or public officials on either side of the aisle…
Earlier this year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considered options for its new Lake Okeechobee “playbook,” Florida’s east and west coasts stood united. Together they said: Damaging discharges to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries must be curtailed.…
Article Reference: Why Florida’s massive seagrass loss is so devastating By Ben Montgomery for Axios Ground zero: Indian River Lagoon has lost 58% of its seagrass area since 2009, more than 46,000 acres. And more than 300 manatees have been reported…
In April, then-state Rep. Omari Hardy did the right thing. As the Florida Legislature rammed through a new law expanding the “right to farm” — and indemnifying the powerful sugar industry from lawsuits related to sugarcane burning — Hardy stood…
Article Reference: It’s a sin what we’ve done to Florida’s seagrass By Craig Pittman for Florida Phoenix The news reports around where I live in St. Petersburg have been greatly concerned with weights and measures recently. It’s an effort to…
Article Reference: The Effects of Nestle Bottling Co.’s on Florida Springs By Noah Davis, Taylor Garrett. Christian O’Shea Nestle is an enormous food and beverage company with over 2000 brands. The company began in 1866 with the creation of a…
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…