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Budget hearings conflict with Jewish holidays
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIt's unimaginable that any Florida governmental agency would schedule an important meeting for 5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. In South Florida, where there's a sizable Jewish population, it should be just as unimaginable to hold big budget hearings at...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Judaism, Waterway and Maritime Transportation, Transportation, Yom Kippur
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Third of Maryland now in drought
Maryland WeatherThe new Drought Monitor map, released Thursday morning, shows that nearly a third of Maryland is now in "moderate" to "extreme" drought, with the most serious drought in Western Maryland. Southern Maryland and the Lower Eastern Shore are also struggling...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Water Supply, Weather Reports, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
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Environmentalists, West Coast win a round in South Florida water fight
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsIn the often politically-charged fight over how to divvy up South Florida???s water supply, the West Coast and environmental groups this week moved the needle a little farther their way. The South Florida Water Management District on Thursday agreed to......Tags: Florida, Lake Okeechobee, Water Supply, South Florida Water Management District, Water Pollution
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Afternoon winds will raise fire dangers
Maryland WeatherThe National Weather Service is warning that stiff northwest winds due this afternoon after the passage of a dry cold front will boost the risk of spreading wildfires.A Special Weather Statement posted early this morning said afternoon winds of 10......Tags: Fires, Pennsylvania, Weather Reports, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Washington (U.S. state)
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2 to 4 inches of rain due from TS Nicole
Maryland WeatherForecasters are warning that a new tropical storm near Cuba this morning will merge with low pressure forming off the southeastern U.S. overnight to bring Central Maryland 2 to 4 inches of rain tonight and Thursday, with up to 6 inches in......Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Entertainment, Weather Reports, National Hurricane Center, Maryland
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Last week's storm, seen from St. Leonard's Creek
Maryland WeatherThe Baltimore Sun's environmental writer, Tim Wheeler, has passed along this delightful essay, written late last week by Kent Mountford, former senior senior scientist with the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program office, and still an environmental historian...Tags: Cat (animal), Entertainment, Weather Statistics, Radio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Everglades land deal celebrated, but restoration hurdles loom large
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsSheet cake and the ceremonial handing off of deeds for 26,800 acres of farmland marked the celebration Thursday of a newly completed Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. The South Florida Water Management District on Tuesday finalized...Tags: Health, Politics, Sports, Environmental Politics, Water Pollution
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Conflict of interest waivers proposed for South Florida water board
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsSouth Florida water managers on Wednesday are being asked to waive conflict of interest concerns for members of an advisory board made up of competing special interest groups that weigh in on how to divvy up water supplies. The South......Tags: Government, Ethics, Kenny Thomas, Florida, Water Supply
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South Florida Water Management District sells airplane
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe South Florida Water Management District sold its much-scrutinized airplane, which the agency once used to ferry officials across the state. The district accepted the high bid of about $807,000 for the 30-year-old twin-turboprop plane, new district...Tags: Transportation, Rick Scott, South Florida Water Management District, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Dry weather signaling start of another round of South Florida water fights
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter South Florida???s record dry October, drought concerns are already ramping up the seemingly annual political fights over how to divvy up Lake Okeechobee???s water. The lake serves as South Florida???s primary backup water supply. This week,...Tags: Florida, Lake Okeechobee, Water Supply, South Florida Water Management District, Weather
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New governor could use Palm Beach County seat to shake up South Florida Water Management District
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsGov.-elect Rick Scott???s first opportunity to potentially change the direction of the South Florida Water Management District comes from filling the Palm Beach County vacancy on the agency???s nine-member board. The governor appoints the members of the...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Florida Legislature, Regional Authority, Palm Beach County
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Stormy Caribbean could bring Cuba drought relief
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:We can be thankful, again, for those engineers who had the foresight to build Baltimore’s fine reservoir system, and for rainfall we can (usually) depend on. Cuba is suffering through another severe drought. It’s...Tags: Cuba, Tropical Storms
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