Tuesday, June 24, 2008

US Sugar to pack their bags in Florida

Florida to restore the River of Grass from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades.

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett today congratulated Governor Charlie Crist, the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for announcing their commitment to acquire up to 187,000 acres of U.S. Sugar Corporation land to enhance restoration of the Everglades.

June 24, 2008 News link.
http://www.doi.gov/news/08_News_Releases/080624.html

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