South Floridians Could Face Restrictions and Higher Bills to Save Everglades
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By David Fleshler, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 6--With the Everglades restoration running behind schedule, the region's water management agency has proposed water-supply restrictions that would raise bills and make future development more expensive.
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Supporters see federal move granting greater flexibility. Critics predict more logging.
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By Nirvi Shah, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Wetlands present a unique obstacle to South Florida school construction.   From the northeast corner of Broward to the southwest, the limestone that can support construction becomes buried under deeper layers of muck and peat.
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The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom.
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By Alyson Crean, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Jun. 23--The Monroe County Commission Wednesday tabled a proposal that would extend the timeframe on an existing moratorium that affects working waterfront properties.
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The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom. By Richard Luscombe | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.
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By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald Mar. 7--With Lake Okeechobee rapidly receding and no rain on the radar, regional water managers said Tuesday they were being forced to install pumps to keep water flowing -- to farms for now and possibly to South Florida's suburbs in the near future.
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By Elias E. Lopez, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene Flinn asked residents to join him in a fight against overdevelopment in Miami-Dade County, rising insurance rates and "unfair" mitigation fees during his annual State of the Village address Wednesday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida's new governor on Tuesday called on state lawmakers to roll back property taxes, reward top teachers and help fight global warming.
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By Kevin Begos, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 9--TALLAHASSEE -- There are cuts in Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed budget for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, but even activists say the good news outweighs the bad.
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As owner of a beachfront home in Hernando County, Cheryl Labbe has gotten used to rising rates for her homeowners&#39; insurance. During Florida&#39;s four-hurricane barrage, letters
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Like California a generation ago, the Sunshine State is moving toward providing relief for overburdened homeowners
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By Catherine Dolinski, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec.
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By Rhonda J. Miller, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 11--More than 3,500 people came out to stroll amid cypress and live oak trees and get a look at spindly-legged birds and leathery alligators at Everglades Day on Saturday.
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By Elias E. Lopez, The Miami Herald  Feb. 4--The Palmetto Bay Village Council is stepping into the debate over a proposed wetland project at Bill Sadowski Park and Nature Center.
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FORT PIERCE, Florida  - The search for ice, water and food for millions of hot and weary Floridians overshadowed a visit Wednesday by President George W. Bush, who promised more aid for the state pummelled by back-to-back hurricanes.
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To ease Florida's gasoline supply  concerns after being hit by two hurricanes and with another  storm approaching, the Bush administration said it will extend  a wavier from federal requirements for selling clean-burning  motor fuel in the state.