And even more good news. "The ecological damage was so severe that lawmakers reversed course and committed to restoring the river’s natural flow." In Florida! "There’s 40,000 acres of wetlands doing its part, like Mother Nature intended, to clean that water before it reaches Lake Okeechobee."
How did this happen politically? What did they offer DeSantis, to much federal money to turn down? Don’t let the trumpist hear about this, how is this impacting Disney?
I was told it started way back when there were still some Dems in the state govt.
That makes sense, they must have kept it on the down low until completed, don’t make it a big deal, those asshats will try to undo it.
FLORIDA Florida goodness doing something good
Thank God. Seriously.
People can be so obtuse.
Let’s share this everywhere To show that stupidity can be recognized and corrected 👍
It sure can
Happy for Florida they don't get good news very often. But then again, it is Florida they don't have much good to report with Desantis running things.
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Don't worry, DeSantis will do something to mess that up. Like put a concentration camp right next to it.
Fantastic!
Don't worry, the Republicans will find a way to fuck that up for you here in the next year or two I promise
Cannot wait for the Atlantic Ocean to do the same to Florida since those same lawmakers do not believe in climate science.
Now they need to restore the outflow FROM the lake to the Everglades.
How did this get past their Governor?
I’m told it started when there were still some Dems in positions of power.
How long ago did the project start? He may have still been semi-sane at that point.
is it real? dont trust fox (the fix) news.
It’s a local station and the sourcing is legit.
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Gaia will repair herself once the cancer (homo sapiens) is excised.
Maybe humans are like nature's menstrual period lol
Bloody hell
Augusta, GA could improve the Savannah River by removing an out of commission dam. They want to keep it for aesthetic reasons. It blocks fish spawning and now operates like a long lake.
Look at all the improvements in our National Parks during COVID. Especially for the animals.
There's not a great deal I could think of thanking Florida for, but full marks for this!
Don’t let Donald and Ron know about this.
Ya'll are going to have to perform a similar miracle to restore the basic fabric of the US constitution and law and order after Donald leaves office. That was certainly another effort that backfired.
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Flori-DUH! If I never went there again, it would be too soon.
I am not aware of any estimated or defined wq improvement from reflooding the floodplain. Years ago I asked the wmd wq expert who said there wasn’t any or was an ancillary benefit ie the usacoe at the time didn’t do wq projects
Have read this article?
Nope I worked at water management for over 30 years
💯 good news.
Wow, it's like if you let nature do its thing, the environment gets better! Who'd a thunkit?
And all it took was annual toxic algae blooms and lots of stinky dead fish. Nature lets us know when she’s angry. All we have to do is listen.
Example: covid19 2020
Maybe someone they believe, told them we are on a knife edge of having a lot of surface water in Florida turn into a toxic algae mess in the summers. Care to golf near a lake which will kill your dog if they drink it, and send toxic vapors over your country club ?
Expect trump to send the national guard to damn up the river soon. 😒
* dam
When the toxicity is removed everything breathes more easily, but enough about politics, this is magnificent.
Good news for a change ! Well done conservationists! A great result !
Thanks for this post. Florida ecology activists and I will assume your good will and ignore the "In Florida!" snark.
I definitely empathize with ecological activists in FL and wish everyone who cares about conservation there the best. I was specifically referring to the FL legislature’s long-standing reputation for pushing development over all other considerations. This seemed unusual.
We know. We're good. Thanks.
I could have chosen a different way to say that. I apologize.
Dave. Stop. I knew what you meant. I was teasing someone obviously on our side. Thank you for posting the article.
No it's ok if you live here and care about anything yn how much the state gov sucks, which isn't to say the people 😊
Oh how I needed to read something like this 🤩
The boa constrictors will love it
That IS good news! Just goes to show that you can only go so far trying to fuck over mother nature before she bitch slaps you bad.
Fantastic. johnsaccone.com/2025/08/26/t... /
Can't make me believe Florida did something right
I am shocked!
Great but don't forget climate breakdown.
Good news, in Florida? Time to go to hell for a figure skating show! 😂
it is alway good to see good news somewhere, even if it is rare