January 2, 2012
PURRE Water Coalition Ceases Operations
After Seven Successful Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 20, 2011
Water Releases: Be Careful What You Wish For
March 30, 2011
State Legislature Takes Aim at Local Control of Water Pollution
March 22, 2011
Future Looks Ominous For Florida's Water Quality
March 21, 2011
Independent Scientific Study Links Excess Nitrogen to Red Drift Algae (Sanibel Vice Mayor Mick Denham)
March 14, 2011
Sanibel Fishing Club Affirms Its Support For PURRE With Donation
March 12, 2011
Tallahassee Thinks It Knows Best. It Does Not.
(Subject: Fertilizer Ordinance, by Sanibel Vice Mayor Denham)
March 9, 2011
Order A Dragon Roll To Help PURRE
February 16 , 2011
PURRE Thanks Reator, Agents For Donations
February 10, 2011
PURRE Supports Rivers Coalition Resolution For Minimum Flows To Caloosahatchee Estuary
January 20, 2011
Water Managers Are Cheating Caloosahatchee, Environment
Dec. 30 , 2010
Estuary Suffering As Water Managers Cut Off All Fresh Water
Nov. 30 , 2010
SUCCESS IN CAPE CORAL! Cape Coral City Council Approves Fertilizer Ordinance
Nov. 23 , 2010
Attention Cape Coral Residents: We Need You - Your City Council Will Vote on Fertilizer Ordinance on Monday, Nov. 29
Nov. 23 , 2010
A Hollow Victory from Fla. Supreme Court on U.S. Sugar Land Purchase Actually Precludes the Future Purchase of More Land
Nov. 22 , 2010
Letter to the Editor: Lee County Should Force City of Ft. Myers to Comply With Clean Water Act
Nov. 22 , 2010
City of Ft. Myers Fouling Caloosahatchee With Wastewater Plant
Nov. 11 , 2010
SFWMD Ignores Needs of Caloosahatchee
Nov. 9 , 2010
SFWMD To Decide If Caloosahatchee Will Die of Thirst
October 13 , 2010
U.S. Sugar Land Deal Closes - It's Far From Enough
October 11 , 2010
Everglades Report Reinforces PURRE's Work
Sept. 8 , 2010
SFWMD Votes Tomorrow on Lake Releases: Act Now to Save Estuary
Sept. 7 , 2010
PURRE Seeks Fairness for River, Estuary from SFWMD; Needs Your Help
Aug. 26 , 2010
Grants for Algae Studies Benefit All Coastal Communities
Aug. 24 , 2010
Injunction Denied for Everglades/US Sugar Deal
Aug. 16 , 2010
Dream of Restored Everglades, Safety for Estuaries Will Have to Wait
Aug. 16 , 2010
The US Sugar Deal Went from THIS in 2008 ...
NY Times 6.25.08: "Florida Buying Big Sugar Tract for Everglades"
Aug. 16 , 2010
To THIS in 2010 ...
NY Times 8.12.10: "For the Everglades, a Dream Loses Much of Its Grandeur"
Aug. 13 , 2010
In the Everglades, the Miracle That Wasn't
This is a report on the SFWMD governing board Aug. 12 meeting and vote to approve the downsized U.S. Sugar purchase from the "Green" blog of The New York Times
Aug. 5 , 2010
Tell Gov Crist: Downsized U.S. Sugar Deal a Bitter Pill to Swallow
Aug. 5, 2010
Help a Gulf Restoration Project Win a Grant from Pepsi:
VOTE NOW, VOTE OFTEN
Aug. 5, 2010
Sen. Nelson Wants to Know Your Priorities About Oil in the Gulf:
Take His Survey
Aug. 2 , 2010
Tell Congress You Want EPA to Implement Promised Pollution Controls
July 27 , 2010
Returning to the Gulf After BP Destroyed It: A Personal Account
by actress Patricia Clarkson
July 26 , 2010
Jeff Burns Joins PURRE Board of Directors
July 22 , 2010
Oil Spill Prevention and Response Legislation Passes U.S. House
July 20 , 2010
PURRE Chairman Reaches Out to Opponents of U.S. Sugar Land Deal
July 20 , 2010
PURRE Satisfied City of Sanibel is Prepared for Possibility of Oil
July 15 , 2010
South Florida Water Managers Seek to Avoid Tax Increase as They Push for Everglades Restoration
July 13 , 2010
ACTION ALERT: U.S. Sugar Purchase is in Jeopardy - Help Save South Florida Now!
July 8 , 2010
Status Report from DEP as of July 7 on Deepwater Horizon Disaster
June 24 , 2010
Read What It's Like to Live in the Panhandle Where Oil is Coming Ashore
June 17 , 2010
Education is Vital to Preparation: Oil in the Gulf Knows No Borders
June 16 , 2010
Sanibel's Major Murray to Head City's Coastal Watch;
Sign Up Now for Training and Assignments
June 15 , 2010
Read This Heartfelt First-Hand Account of Oil Fouling
Florida's Beautiful Panhandle
June 2 , 2010
City of Sanibel to Take More Aggressive Approach to Stop Lake Okeechobee Releases; PURRE Applauds City's Efforts
May 28 , 2010
Odd Marine Invertebrate Not to be Confused With Tar Balls:
It's an Animal, Not Oil
May 27 , 2010
Here's One Thing You CAN Do About the Gulf Oil Disaster
May 24 , 2010
Everglades Summit Scientists Agree: U.S. Sugar Purchase A Necessity
May 13 , 2010
PURRE Chairman Discusses Lake O Releases on Fox 4 Rising - Link
May 12 , 2010
A Possible Way to Keep Oil from Reaching Our Beaches
May 4 , 2010
The Gulf Oil Spill: Information and Resources
May 4 , 2010
Analysis: Gulf Oil Spill Is Bad, But How Bad?
May 4 , 2010
Summary of the Events of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster
May 4 , 2010
Army Corps Says It's Going to be a Tough Year As Lake O
Begins Wet Season High and Releases Start Early
May 3 , 2010
Local Fertilizer Rules Are Safe - For Now
April 28, 2010
PURRE Submits Comments to EPA to Urge Passage of Pollution Limits
April 26, 2010
Fertilizer Legislation Alert: Act Now to Safeguard Local Rules
April 12, 2010
It's Time to End the Slime: We Need Specific Pollution Criteria
March 18, 2010
EPA Extends Comment Time for New Pollution Regs
March 17 , 2010
NY Times Endorses Deal to Purchase U.S. Sugar Lands
March 12 , 2010
Harmful Algal Bloom Bill Passes US House of Representatives
March 11 , 2010
Water Management District Votes to
Keep Sugar Land Deal Alive
March 9 , 2010
Reasons the US Sugar Deal MUST Survive
Contact the SFWMD Governing Board Today!
March 8 , 2010
Contact SFWMD NOW: U.S. Sugar Deal In Jeopardy!
March 1 , 2010
Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Foiling E.P.A.
The New York Times Toxic Water Series
Feb. 25 , 2010
Gov. Crist Makes Strong Pro-Water Statement With Appointments
Feb. 10 , 2010
Florida Supreme Court to Hear U.S. Sugar Case
Feb. 9 , 2010
CALL TO ACTION:
Tell the EPA You Support Its Pollution Limits
Feb. 3, 2010
Obama Sets Aside $284M for Everglades
Feb. 2, 2010
U.S. Sugar Deal Heads to Florida High Court
Jan.29, 2010
Judge Rules Against Rivers Coalition on Lake Okeechobee Discharges
Jan.27, 2010
Movement Growing to Oppose Offshore Drilling
Jan.27, 2010
Some For, Some Against Proposed EPA Nutrient Limits
Jan.27, 2010
Editorial Favors Proposed EPA Limits
Jan.22, 2010
EPA Steps In On Water Quality: Proposed Nutrient Limits Explained
Jan.21, 2010
Sewers Overflowing: This Article is a Must-Read
Jan.18, 2010
EPA Sets Proposed Pollution Limits for Florida Waters
Jan.16, 2010
Miami Herald on EPA Proposed Nutrient Limits
Jan.12, 2010
Army Corps Begins Pulse Releases
Dec. 22 , 2009
PURRE Chairman Addresses Lee County Legislative Delegation
Nov. 2 , 2009
PURRE Turns Its Focus to Caloosahatchee Watershed
Oct. 1 , 2009
NOAA Grants to Study Red Tide
Sept. 30, 2009
House Subcommittee Passes Harmful Algal
Bloom (HAB) Bill
Sept. 30, 2009
Algae Bloom Kills Crabs, Fish
Sept. 28, 2009
Army Corps Awards Contract to
Bridge Tamiami Trail in Mod Waters Project
Sept. 28, 2009
Miccosukee Tribe Challenges Purchase
of U.S. Sugar Lands
Sept. 24, 2009
Lake Okeechobee Pollution Levels
Spike Out of Control
Sept. 22, 2009
U.S. House Hears Testimony on
Harmful Algal Blooms
Sept. 14, 2009
PURRE Heads to U.S. House Hearing
on Harmful Algal Blooms
Sept. 14, 2009
Toxic Waters: Clean Water Laws
Neglected at Cost to Health
An Important Front-Page NY Times Article
Sept. 5, 2009
Climate Change Legislation
and Harmful Algal Blooms
August 27, 2009
Judge OKs Bonds to Fund
U.S. Sugar Land Purchase
August 25, 2009
EPA Plan May Prevent Algal Blooms
In the Caloosahatchee
August 25, 2009
EPA Sets Limit for Pollution Flowing
into Florida Waterways
August 16, 2009
Good News for Everglades Restoration
August 13, 2009
Anne Wexler
August 12, 2009
US Sugar Deal Good to Go
August 11, 2009
Sentate HAB Bill
August 8, 2009
Miami Water & the World Blog
July 22, 2009
Gov. Crist Appoints Three to Water Board
July 2, 2009
An Update from Meeting of Water Groups
June 18 , 2009
Watershed Working Group to Meet June 29
June 15 , 2009
Awesome Start for Everglades Restoration
June 2 , 2009
Manatee Grass Appears on Beaches
May 14, 2009
South Florida Water Management District Approves Purchase
of U.S. Sugar Land
May 10, 2009
U.S. Sugar Board Approves Land Deal
May 6, 2009
New Harmful Algal Bloom Legislation Introduced
in the United States Senate - and -
Harmful Algal Blooms: What Are They?
April 30, 2009
Big News for Sugar Deal: Senate narrowly kills bid
to derail deal
April 28, 2009
Oil-drilling Bill Hits Wall in Senate
April 27, 2009
Florida's Sen. Nelson Opposed to Offshore Drilling Bill
April 24, 2009
It's Time to Take Action to Prevent Drilling off Our Shores
April 12 , 2009
The Current Status - and Some Perspective - on U.S. Sugar Deal
April 1, 2009
Tell Gov. Crist to Keep Fighting for U.S. Sugar Purchase Deal
March 30, 2009
Water Releases and Lake Okeechobee
March 9, 2009
Bailey, Schuyler Join PURRE Board
March 3, 2009
PURRE Joins Watershed Working Group
February 24, 2009
Cape Coral Council Mulls New Fertilizer Ordinance
December 17 , 2008
Florida Water Board, Voting 4-3, Approves U.S. Sugar Deal in Everglades
December 16 , 2008
SFWMD Announcement on U.S. Sugar Purchase
December 11 , 2008
Rally Now to Support U.S. Sugar Purchase
November 11, 2008
Generous Islander Dedicates Birthday to PURRE
November 10, 2008
PURRE Names Policy Director
October 28, 2008
Twilight Cafe Grand Opening to Benefit PURRE
Visit the Restuarant Nov. 1 through 8
October 16, 2008
Message to Members: Stop the releases
A Call to Action!
October 16, 2008
Stop the 'pulse' releases
Island Reporter editorial
October 13, 2008
PURRE Chairman's Comments in Island Voices
October 13, 2008
Estuaries Celebrated in Events Through Nov. 22
October 13, 2008
PURRE Chairman's Comments in Island Voices
October 13, 2008
Estuaries Celebrated in Events Through Nov. 22
September 24, 2008
Financial Crises Impede U.S. Sugar Land Deal
Naples Daily News
September 13, 2008
NY Times on U.S. Sugar Deal
September 12, 2008
Florida Sketches 3 Possibilities for U.S. Sugar Deal
The Miami Herald
September 10, 2008
Palm Beach County Commissioners Vote To
Move Forward With Inland Port for Everglades
September 9, 2008
Tarpon Bay Explorers Holding Fundraiser for PURRE
September 4, 2008
PURRE Seeks Grant Writer
September 2, 2008
Update Report From PURRE Chairman Valiquette
June 26, 2008
PURRE Applauds State Purchase of US Sugar Lands
READ FULL ARTICLE
June 12, 2008 Island Reporter
PURRE applauds new fertilizer ordinance
READ FULL ARTICLE
October 9, 2007
Fertilizer regulation causing a local stir
READ FULL ARTICLE
July 7, 2007
PURRE Water Coalition Update
READ FULL ARTICLE
May 24, 2007 News-Press
Urge EPA to protect river and estuaries
READ FULL ARTICLE
May 15, 2007 News-Press
A Big Win for Our River
READ FULL ARTICLE
May 15, 2007 Bradenton Herald
Algae worse than red tide
READ FULL ARTICLE
April 22, 2007
PURRE Action Alert: Fertilizer Preemption Bill
READ FULL ARTICLE
