After months of negotiations, this week Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that could help reverse the 40-year ecosystem decline occurring in the Florida Everglades. SB10, sponsored by Sen. Rob Bradley, will fund the creation of a 78-billion gallon deep-water reservoir (enough water-holding capacity to fill 120,000 Olympic-size swimming pools) south of Lake Okeechobee.
Everglades Foundation CEO Eric Eikenberg says the plan will, “significantly reduce the amount of harmful discharges from Lake Okeechobee that have long caused destruction along the east and…
