(Please note, the below position statement is in reference to a version of SB10 from 2017 that was significantly changed after we created this post. We are leaving it up for posterity.) In Florida, preserving land is conserving water. Wetlands are nature’s water storage systems and act as pollution filters.
Florida’s decades-long water crisis is well documented and getting worse. Leaders from both political parties are offering emergency plans and bold actions to solve the pollution plaguing our coasts, rivers and springs. In North Florida, many of our cherished springs are experiencing alarming declines in their flow and water quality.
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 12, 2016 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, [email protected], 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, [email protected], 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Rep. Keith Perry Named As One of LCVs’ “Dirty Dozen in the States” List targets the most anti-environment state-level candidates in the country Tallahassee, FL (October 12, 2016) — Today
Recently, Rep. Dana Young (candidate in SD18) gave a statement to FloridaPolitics.com saying she “opposes fracking, offshore and onshore drilling, and has worked tirelessly on water issues during her entire time in the Legislature.” To the Tampa Bay Times, she said she was categorically opposed to fracking in Florida —
