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Imagine Clearwater Project Slowed by City; Brightline Hits Midway Milestone

June 22, 2021

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Reports on industry events from across the Southeast region.

Florida Engineers Gain Liability Protection in Storm Damage Inspection

Stephanie Loder

June 17, 2021

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New law, which takes effect July 1, also extends to other practitioners and first responders in the state

Florida, Corps reach agreement on Everglades reservoir

State Pact Allows Corps to Move Ahead On $3.4B Everglades Reservoir Project

Thomas F. Armistead

April 28, 2021

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Corps is set to begin construction on 10,500-acre storage facility, its portion of the cost-shared $3.4-billion project.

Florida Law Coastal Construction Regulation

Environment

New Florida Law Seeks to Reduce Coastal Construction Impacts

Scott Judy

July 16, 2020

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Set to take effect in 2021, the law will require sea-level impact projection studies for state-funded projects.

Florida Gears Up for Coronavirus with Field Hospitals

Bruce Buckley

March 25, 2020

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The facilities are just a precaution for now, as plenty of beds remain available in the state.

$524M Florida Reservoir Project is Agency's Largest Everglades Contract

Thomas F. Armistead

March 19, 2019

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The five-year, $524-million lump-sum contract is the largest ever awarded by the South Florida Water Management District under the $16.4-billion Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the first CERP project for the contractor.

Florida Governor Wants $625 Million for Everglades Work

Thomas F. Armistead

February 5, 2019

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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.

Turkey Point Water Accord May Not End Pollution Worries

Thomas F. Armistead

April 18, 2018

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An agreement between Florida Power & Light Co. and the Miami-Dade County Commission to work together to address hypersaline groundwater pollution from FPL’s Turkey Point nuclear plant may be too little, too late to resolve pollution concerns.

Rapid Construction of Southeast Natural Gas Pipeline Nears Conclusion

Mike Bernos

March 8, 2017

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Sabal Trail Transmission LLC officials say construction of the company’s $3.2-billion natural-gas pipeline, approved in February 2016, is now 88% complete.

Two Everglades Reservoirs Proposed, but Compete

January 18, 2017

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Plans for water storage in the Everglades are blooming like the toxic algae that polluted estuaries on Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts last summer.