Tag: Everglades Restoration

DeSantis Signs $116.5 Billion Florida Budget

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $116.5 billion state budget into law on June 15. He highlighted the budget’s environmental spending by signing it in Fort Pierce with a scenic view of the Indian River Lagoon as his backdrop. The budget earmarks $1.6 billion for water restoration in the Everglades and elsewhere, including $100 million…


DeSantis Vetoes Everglades Bill Over Concerns of Wetland Destruction

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–It was a no go on the Everglades bill for Gov. Ron DeSantis as he vetoed it, expressing concerns about wetland destruction. In a veto letter to the Secretary of State, DeSantis said the bill could have hindered Everglades restoration which he had deemed important when he took office in 2019. “While the…