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Florida’s high-ranking ‘Summer Fun Index’ shows strong backing for Clean Water Rule

Published on October 8, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Florida is home to more registered boats than any other of the 28 states evaluated in a study released Thursday by the group Environment Florida. The “Summer Fun Index” compiled by the group’s research and policy center shows that more than 37 million people visit the Sunshine State’s waterways each year. “There’s nothing quite like boating in Tampa Bay,” said Jennifer Rubiello, the state director for Environment Florida. In addition to having a boat load of, well, boats, Florida also…

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GCEF keynoter: America’s future will be forged by steel, not government

Published on August 26, 2015 in Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

The Gulf Coast Energy Forum’s keynote speaker Chuck Schmitt hit a familiar note within the energy industry as those attending finished lunch: The sector is a well-oiled machine calibrated for innovation, and government rules and regulations are drags not only on oil and gas production, but on the nation’s economy as a whole. Schmitt — president of the American branch of Nordic steel producers SSAB and chairman of the American Iron & Steel Institute — told a crowd of about 50 industry interests…

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Today on Context Florida: U.S. Waters, preserving the Union and if Bill Clinton had resigned

Published on August 24, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Today on Context Florida: There’s a surprise coming to Florida property owners at the end of August, says Dan Peterson of The James Madison Institute, one wrapped in the federal government’s signature red tape. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers have positioned themselves to regulate practically every square inch of our state by redefining EPA jurisdiction to regulate water and land through a newly written “Waters of the U.S.” rule under the Clean Water Act…

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