Senate approves plan to fix Lake Okeechobee, end algae invasions
“Senate President Jo Negron’s $1.5 billion plan to fix Lake Okeechobee, and stop overflows of toxic “guacamole water” into the state’s rivers and streams, passed the Senate Wednesday on a vote of 36-3. Last June’s…
Beyond Standing Rock: As Pipelines Proliferate Across the U.S., So Do Protests
“Hundreds of miles from the North Dakota pipeline protests that garnered headlines this fall, a woman in Iowa stood in her soy bean field, trying to block industrial mowers about to cut down her crops….
Lawmakers attempt to halt controversial water project
“Central Texas lawmakers want to cut off at the knees a controversial water project by reining in a water supplier’s eminent domain powers and expanding the jurisdiction of local groundwater conservation districts. Residents near Wimberley,…
Judge denies two more Mountain Water motions in condemnation case
“Missoula County District Court Judge Karen Townsend has denied two more motions in the Mountain Water condemnation suit, telling the utility it’s not entitled to money for improving the water system over the past year….
Judge denies motion for summary judgment in Missoula water case
“The Carlyle Group isn’t off the hook in the city of Missoula’s eminent domain case against the local drinking water system. On Monday, Judge Karen Townsend denied the global equity firm’s motion for summary judgment…