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...
Mast Calls On Army Corps To Seize Once-In-A-Decade Opportunity To Stop Discharges To St. Lucie
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) is urging Colonel Andrew Kelly of the Army Corps of Engineers to eliminate regulatory discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie estuary...
Mast, Soto, Rubio Re-Introduce Bill Requiring Federal Plan To Combat Florida Harmful Algal Blooms
Assessment Would Include St. Lucie Estuary, Indian River Lagoon and Greater Everglades AreaStuart, Fla. – U.S. Congressmen Brian Mast (FL-18) and Darren Soto (FL-09), along with U.S. Senator Marco...