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In SD 18 race, Dana Young faces the toughest challenge of her political career

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After it wasĀ revealedĀ last month that Mosaic had withheld information for weeks about the massive sinkhole at their New Wales facility in Polk County which spilled 215 million gallons of contaminated water into the Florida aquifer, theĀ Conservation Florida Voters attackedĀ Dana YoungĀ for receiving campaign contributions from the phosphate corporation ā€” and the fact that itā€™s vice president of public affairs co-hosted a fundraiser for her last year. ā€œRep. Dana Youngā€™s environmental record is as dirty as her campaign contributions,ā€ saidĀ Jonathan Webber, deputy…

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Environmental group targets Dana Young in wake of Mosaic sinkhole incident

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A day after an official with Mosaic Fertilizer expressed regret for sitting on information for weeks about contamination leaking into the Floridan Aquifer without informing the general public at their Mulberry site, an environmental group is attempting to connectĀ Republican state RepresentativeĀ Dana YoungĀ toĀ the phosphate giant. Polk County officials say 215 million gallons of radioactive water sitting in a containment pool were swallowed and dumped into the Floridan Aquifer from a massive sinkhole on August 27. While Mosaic notified the Florida Department…

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Florida Conservation Voters endorses Bob Buesing in Senate District 18 race

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Florida Conservation Voters, an environmental group initially formed to supportĀ the Water and Land Conservation Amendment on the 2014 ballot, is endorsingĀ Tampa Democrat Bob Buesing in his race for the state Senate District 18 seat. Buesing is running for the seat against Republican Dana Young and independent candidates Joe Redner and Sheldon Upthegrove. AlikiĀ Moncrief, the executive director of Florida Conservation Voters, has written that environmental values transcend party politics, and in fact the organization tappedĀ two Republicans out ofĀ their five endorsements leading…

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Ben Diamond proposes plan for protecting Floridaā€™s environment, water quality

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As heā€™s walked Florida HD 68 the past weeks, candidate Ben Diamond says heā€™s found one overriding issue among voters: a concern for the environment and the stateā€™s waterways. So, on Tuesday, Diamond held a news conference to unveil a six-point plan he says heā€™ll work to pass if elected. ā€œIā€™m running for the Florida house because our state leaders need to do more to preserve and protect our water and our environment,ā€ Diamond wrote in his proposal. ā€œLike many…

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Groups upset with legislators over land conservation

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Environmental groups contend that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is again snubbing voters who want the state to purchase conservation land. They contend the budget proposals the Legislature is now developing violate Amendment 1, passed overwhelmingly in 2014, directing that a third of the revenue from documentary stamp taxes on real estate transactions go to buy land. “They’re basically ignoring what the public has clearly indicated it wants, not just the spirit but the clear words,” said former Gov. Bob Graham,…

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Amendment 1 sponsors reorganize, launch anew as Florida Conservation Voters

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The group originally founded to advance 2014’s landmark Amendment 1,Ā Floridaā€™s Water and Land Legacy, has rebranded itself as a new political committee calledĀ Florida Conservation Voters. Key to theĀ nonprofit group’s new formal arrangement is its designation as aĀ 501(c)(4), like most major issue advocacy groups like the National Rifle Association or Audubon Society. That means the group will be able to donate to candidates for state, federal and local office, which executive director Aliki Moncrief says is exactly what they will do.…

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