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...
Week In Review: March 8 – 14 | An Update On Discharges
This week the new South Florida Water Management District board members officially took their seats. The old board was ousted by Governor Ron DeSantis for failing their responsibility to be...
Week In Review: March 1 – 7 | Why I’m Frustrated
This week we made some GREAT progress in a number of important areas...We unanimously passed the Burn Pits Registry Enhancement Act to expand and improve our research on burn pits and ensure we are...
Week In Review: February 22 – 28 | Protecting Our Waterways
There’s no doubt about it: each year our economy is driven by the millions of people who visit Florida to enjoy the outdoors. And more than that, our entire way of life is tied to preserving public...
Week In Review: February 8 – 14 | Protecting Man’s Best Friend
Did you know that the Department of Veterans Affairs has been performing extremely painful and distressing research experiments on dogs?Despite our efforts in recent years to cut funding from these...
Week In Review: February 1 – 7 | More Opportunities For Public Comment
This week the Army Corps of Engineers held their first three public planning meetings on the new proposed Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual, also known as LOSOM. But don’t worry if you...
Week In Review: January 25 – 31 | Public Comment Notice
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...
Week In Review: January 18 – 24 | Southern Storage Reservoir Update
The big news of the week was about the Southern Storage Reservoir:R.D. James - the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers - sent us a letter...
Week In Review: January 4 – 10 | Big News For Our Waterways
This was a HUGE week for our waterways...First, our bipartisan bill making federal funding available to combat toxic algae was signed into law by the President. For far too long the federal...