Category Archives: Environment Committee

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President of Pelican Island Audubon Speaks Out on Blue Cypress Lake Crisis

Blue Cypress Lake, Indian River Lagoon Being Impaired by Human Waste There is a foul secret among some agriculture operations in Florida and it relates to what comes out of ...

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Lagoon Meeting on Spoonbill Marsh Issue Thursday!

From the Indian River Guardian, April 9, 2018 Mark Shumann http://indianriverguardian.com/2018/04/09/lagoon-activist-urging-attendance-at-apri-12-meeting-on-spoonbill-marsh-issue/   Lagoon activist urging attendance at April 12 meeting on Spoonbill Marsh issue Stand up for your lagoon! We ...

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Democrats Oppose the Use of Public Funds for Brightline

Democrats Say No to Brightline Tonight, local legislators will meet with the public at 5:30 to discuss the implications of “All Aboard Florida,” aka “Brightline,” on our community at the ...

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Indian River Lagoon Imperiled by Board of County Commissioners

Proposed “Improvements” for the Oslo Boat Ramp will harm the Indian River Lagoon In 2014, over 2,300 citizens signed petitions against the Oslo Road boat ramp dredge-and-fill project.  Over 100 ...

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Falcon Heavy Launch Reignites Interest in Science

America Rallies in Support of New Space Exploration   AND YET, REPUBLICANS OPENLY HOSTILE TO SCIENTISTS AND FACTS — TRUMP APPOINTEES UNQUALIFIED TO LEAD FEDERAL AGENCIES — AGENDA CUTS RESEARCH, ...

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Off-shore Drilling Bad for Florida, Bad for America

OFFSHORE DRILLING IS POLITICS, NOT POLICY. LET’S OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE. The New Year began with the Trump’s administration’s stunning plan to open America’s coastlines to offshore drilling, from sea to ...

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Democrats of Indian River Present to Local Legislators

DEC, DWC, and FYD Present Policy Suggestions to Grall, Mayfield The Indian River County Legislative Delegation comprised of Representative Erin Grall and Senator Debbie Mayfield heard presentations from three Indian ...

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Democrats Pass Resolution Seeking to Ban Plastic Bags in Indian River County

Resolution to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags A resolution of the Democratic Executive Committee of Indian River County supporting initiatives by local municipalities to lessen the impact of single use ...

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County Sets Priority Neighborhoods in Septic-to-Sewer Conversions

County Sets Priority Neighborhoods in Septic-to-Sewer Conversions The Democrats of Indian River County believe that saving the Indian River Lagoon is critical for the citizens of our county. Championing a ...

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Diligence needed on possible illegal dumping in Indian River County

Diligence needed on possible illegal dumping in Indian River County Read the full Letter to the Editor published in TC Palm on June 10, 2017 by Adriana de Kanter, Vero ...

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