Members of Congress met last week for a hearing on the Everglades and water management in Florida.
During the hearing, Congresswomen Debbie Mucarsel-Powell asked all 5 witnesses if they support how water is currently managed in Lake Okeechobee. Here’s how the vote stacked up:
NO: Elizabeth Jolin, Captain, The Bay and Reef Company of the Florida Keys
NO: Chauncey P. Goss, II, Chairman, South Florida Water Management District Governing Board
NO: Noah Valenstein, Secretary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
NO: Shannon Estenoz, Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs, The Everglades Foundation
YES: Gary Ritter, Assistant Director of Government and Community Affairs, FL Farm Bureau Federation
One of these is not like the others… Watch the full Everglades hearing here:
