If I wouldn’t put it in the bathtub with my kids, I don’t want it in our waterways.So, whether its runoff from agriculture, pollution from septic tanks, herbicides like glyphosate or any other kind...
Mast Introduces Three Bills To Protect Treasure Coast From Toxic Discharges
World Water Day Highlights Need To Improve Access To Safe WaterStuart, Fla. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today introduced three bills that, taken together, will ensure people are notified...
Mast, Craig Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Water Pollution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18) and Angie Craig (MN-2) today introduced the Local Water Protection Act, a bipartisan bill to reduce water pollution in communities across...
Lake O Fact Check #25 | Release Schedule
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. The #LakeOFactCheck video series analyzes...
These Discharges Are Unnecessary
The discharge of toxic water into our community is unnecessary and always has been. The Army Corps’ own modeling data proves it. Over the past two years, the Army Corps of Engineers and...
Mast Urges President To Include $725 Million For Everglades Restoration In Budget
Stuart, Fla. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today joined environmental advocates and the Florida Congressional delegation to request that President Joe Biden include $725 million in...
The Fight For Everglades Restoration Continues
Funding for Everglades restoration has increased dramatically over the past several years, including a historic $250 million commitment from the federal government last year. But our fight is...
Army Corps Must Seize Once In A Decade Opportunity To Stop Discharges
Anybody who has lived through a lost summer thanks to discharges from Lake Okeechobee can viscerally remember the look of guacamole thick algal blooms in our waterways and stench of rotten eggs...
Smart Policy For Florida’s Environment
This week I joined nearly every member of Florida’s congressional delegation in a bipartisan letter calling for the decommissioned USS Bonhomme Richard to be sunk off Florida’s east coast.At a time...