Official Commitments Buoy Everglades Restoration Hope
“The new governor, the community affairs director and the [Dept. of Environmental Protection] director have a new ethic,” says Richard Grosso, executive director of the Everglades Law Center Inc. “They are very conscientious about environmental restoration.” Many at the conference echoed the belief that Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has given the state government a new focus on environmental issues since he took office a year ago.