Florida's Vanishing Wetlands
and the Failure of No Net Loss

Clean Water Act: Still violated after all these years

Posted on Nov. 1, 2009 1:50 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Last month I moderated a panel at the Society of Environmental Journalists' annual conference called "The Clean Water Act: Still Violated After All These Years."

The speakers for this lively discussion were Jeremy Korzenik of the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Joy Zedler of the University of Wisconsin and Michael Cain of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Audio of the session has now been posted online if you want to hear how it went. That's me at the beginning, talking about tracking one of the Rev. Henry Lyons' mistresses through the cold Wisconsin night years before -- which was the only other time I visited the state.

Restoring wetlands, restoring the Clean Water Act

Posted on March 7, 2010 10:39 a.m.
By Craig Pittman

The White House delighted environmental and civic groups in Louisiana and Mississippi last week with an announcement about a new ...

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"Paving Paradise" coming out in paperback this spring

Posted on March 2, 2010 7:54 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Mark your calendar, folks. The hardback edition of "Paving Paradise" has sold so well that the fine folks at the ...

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Appeals court agrees: Corps messed up on Everglades mining permits

Posted on Jan. 23, 2010 5:16 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

This blog has mentioned before the long-running saga concerning permits for rock-mining in an area near Everglades National Park that's ...

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Another rave review for "Paving Paradise"

Posted on Jan. 17, 2010 1:52 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

We learned of another rave review for "Paving Paradise" this week, this time in the pages of the "Florida Historical ...

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Gulf County case shows importance of putting wetland protection rules in writing

Posted on Jan. 15, 2010 10:09 a.m.
By Craig Pittman

A case out of the Florida Panhandle involving wetlands destruction shows how important it is to put in writing how ...

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