The proposed budget includes $360 million for at least 23 Everglades projects that will provide 672,000 acre-ft of water storage and reduce Lake Okeechobee discharges that have caused toxic algal blooms on the coasts and estuaries.
Everglades restoration is making significant progress, but planners now must reassess midcourse to analyze impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on the regional ecosystem, a new report says.
Philadelphia’s U.S. Route 13/Frankford Avenue Bridge, the nation’s oldest active vehicular structure, is set to undergo rehabilitation work that will keep it in service for several decades.