VoteWater
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Our Mission: Inspiring Floridians to demand leaders and policies that promote clean water.
Florida, USA
Joined August 2014
Our latest: Wanna know why developers are looking to pave over ever blade of grass in your town? Look who's signing the campaign checks
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State campaign finance data for the fourth quarter of 2025 has dropped, and initially we were going to write about how much Big Sugar gave last year. And in fact, we WILL write about it, right here:...
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2026 Florida Legislative preview: Bad bills galore https://t.co/JvRt3ECZOk via @YouTube
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VoteWater's Gil Smart joins "The Current" podcast to talk about how Florida’s water crisis is rooted in political decision-making and why holding elected officials accountable is key to protecting water quality across the state. https://t.co/SsemhU30dY via @YouTube
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New "Deep Dive" investigates how a changing climate is making Vibrio vulnificus worse
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One day — Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, to be exact — Steve Zelenski was in a boat checking stone crab traps on the Indian River Lagoon just west of the House of Refuge near Stuart. Four days later, the...
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Analysis: Water pollution puts Floridians at risk, but government monitoring is scant
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Millions of people in Florida are exposed to dirty water that puts them at elevated risk of health problems — from coughs to cancer. Some wind up in hospitals, searching for answers to mystery ailm…
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New "Deep Dive": Supreme Court ruling, and now proposed EPA rules, could be a disaster for Florida's wetlands. We take a close look at what's happening - and what the impact might be
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Wetlands — whether massive marshes stretching across South Florida like the Everglades or little bitty bogs tucked away in a subdivision — are vital to the environment. They improve water quality,...
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Six of the worst bills in the Florida Legislature were introduced by one guy. We dig in in today's blog post
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Florida Sen. Stan McClain comes off as an affable guy — the type of person you might like to get a beer with. But after seeing the legislation he’s filed ahead of the 2026 Legislative Session, you...
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Oour 2025 Impact Report is out for #GivingTuesday, please consider supporting VoteWater!
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It’s been quite a year. It began with the battle over the future of Florida’s state parks and Big Sugar’s proposed rock mine in the Everglades Agricultural Area. It concludes, now, with a new EPA...
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Our latest: Yet another study shows clean water is a key to economic prosperity in Florida. When do you think our elected officials will get it?
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Some people think we clean-water types are in it for the aesthetics. That water ought to be clean like Mother Nature made it, so it can support all sorts of wildlife and other living things. That’s...
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Terrible idea that will have huge ramifications if it comes to pass. Stay tuned on this one for sure
orlandosentinel.com
The new rule builds on a Supreme Court decision removing federal protections for significant areas.
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When polluter-friendly politicians get re-elected, the pollution keeps flowing. But that’s starting to change — more and more citizens are rising up to challenge the worst proposals. Bottom line: when people push back, lawmakers notice.
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If you haven’t seen it, be sure to check out the Tampa Bay Times blockbuster two-part series on how Florida’s water quality is getting worse almost across the board — in large part because Florida...
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From our newsletter: Florida's Atlantic coast looks like it will be spared from new offshore drilling. But beyond a 100-mile buffer zone - the Gulf could be in play
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The subject of offshore drilling is once again in the news. According to Politico: The Interior Department has removed the federal waters off the Atlantic coast from President Donald Trump’s upcoming...
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It's Election Day! If there's a race in your neck of the woods - get out and vote; and check out ourendorsments here:
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This is an off-year election but there are a plethora of municipal races throughout the state — and in two races in particular VoteWater has identified and endorsed the clean-water candidate: In the...
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J. Pepe Fanjul of Florida Crystals fame was among the big donors to the White House project. You knew Big Sugar was going to be in that mix somewhere
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President Donald Trump’s decision to tear down the White House’s East Wing and build a huge ballroom has been hugely controversial; but in fact the President had some help in the form of donors...
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Omar Jimenez notches @VoteWaterFL endorsement in #MiamiBeach Commission race Reporting by @JesseScheckner
https://t.co/KotoQYlGw6
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FL's Omar Jimenez notches @VoteWaterFL endorsement in Miami Beach Commission race He puts clean water at the top of his agenda! #wtpEarth
#wtpBlueResists
#FloridaOnlyRoom 🔹🔹🔺🔹🔹
floridapolitics.com
‘Omar Jimenez puts clean water at the top of his agenda.’
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says he'll make sure it the Southland rock mine will have no impact. We're not reassured. Better to not roll the dice in the first place. Read more at:
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Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Martin County Tuesday to talk about python hunting, but briefly addressed the proposed Southland “Water Resource Project” (rock mine) in response to a reporter’s question....
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Omar Jimenez told us that he wants to ensure "every drop of water flowing through Miami Beach is clean, safe, and worthy of the paradise we call home." Music to our ears - so he's our pick for the Miami Beach Commission Group 1 seat #MiamiBeach
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VoteWater, a South Florida clean-water advocacy group, has endorsed Omar Jimenez for Miami Beach Commission Group 1. “Omar Jimenez puts clean water at the top of his agenda — because he’s seen...
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From our newsletter: New bill would help developers intimidate local regulators
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Given the continued breakneck pace of growth in Florida, we highly doubt that rogue local government regulators are roaming Florida, coming down like a ton of unjust bricks on the head of poor,...
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New at VoteWater: Midterm elections are a year away, but Big Sugar is spending "dirty money" like there's no tomorrow. We've got the list of who got what - check it out at the link
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Statewide elections are still a year away — but Florida’s sugar industry continues to spend like there’s no tomorrow. The latest state campaign finance data shows that Big Sugar has given at least...
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