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Since the beginning of the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule back in 2008, the Treasure Coast has received discharges 9 out of 11 years. That is not shared adversity. Check out this #LakeOFactCheck for more.
There is a lot of misinformation flying around out there about Lake Okeechobee and the health of our waterways. Now, it’s time to set the record straight. Check out my brand new #LakeOFactCheck video series to learn more!
This week the new South Florida Water Management District board members officially took their seats and the Army Corps continued discharging to our coast. Keep reading to find out what this means for our communities.
This week we made some GREAT progress in a number of important areas...but, if I’m being honest, it was also an incredibly frustrating week. Keep reading to learn why.
There’s no doubt about it: our entire way of life is tied to preserving public land and protecting our environment. Read this week's blog to learn about the progress we are making!
Did you know that the Department of Veterans Affairs has been performing extremely painful and distressing research experiments on dogs? This week I helped introduce a new bill called the PUPPERS Act to put an end to these terrible, abusive tests once and for all.
This week the Army Corps of Engineers held their first three public planning meetings on the new proposed Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual. Read this blog to learn more on how you can participate.
Last year I passed legislation to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redo the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS) that determines when toxic discharges from Lake O are sent into our community. That rewrite process starts now with a chance to make our community’s voice heard! Learn more:
Two years ago, 19-year-old Ashanti Billie was abducted in Virginia. There was never an Amber alert issued. Keep reading to learn why and how our bipartisan bill fixes this broken alert system.
This week, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works sent us an update on the Southern Storage Reservoir project, and it had some good news in it that I’d like to share with you.