Water wars

Florida, Georgia issue subpoenas to groups in water legal fight

By BRUCE RITCHIE FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTS Environmental groups in Georgia and a seafood workers group in Franklin County are among the organizations required to turn over information in a legal dispute over water between Florida and Georgia. Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been fighting in court over water from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system since 1990. In […]

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Seafood industry raises concerns about Florida inaction as Georgia groups knock water policies there

BY BRUCE RITCHIE FLORIDAENVIRONMENTS.COM Apalachicola Bay seafood industry representatives said this week they’re concerned by a lack of action by Florida to protect oysters there while Georgia environmental groups critized their state for policies that the groups say are increasing tensions in the tri-state water wars. Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been fighting in federal

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