Sunken Boat Raises Legal Issues

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Jacksonville, FL —    Two winters ago, a battered-looking boat showed up in the Ortega River just east of the Highway 17 Bridge.  Its wooden hull appeared worn through in places.  Rotted wood on the cabin had been patched with plywood … Continued

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Scientists: Seismic Testing Could Be the End of Right Whales

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Jacksonville, FL — Has marine life been washing up dead onshore on the Gulf Coast? That’s the question then-councilman Robin Lumb asked an oil industry consultant at the Jacksonville City Council meeting last June when a resolution to ban seismic … Continued

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Is Jax the 10th Worst City for Drinking Water?

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Jacksonville, FL — An internet article listing Jacksonville’s drinking water the 10th worst in the U. S. got another round of sharing and gasping on social media recently, even though the article is five years old and based on questionable data. … Continued

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Jax Finally Gets its Voice Heard Over Orlando Water Plan

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Palatka, FL – Jacksonville finally made its voice heard on Tuesday to those in charge of doling out water to fast-growing Central Florida, after three years of trying to be included in a regional plan that could affect the St. … Continued

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Port Problems in Jax and Miami Put Army Corps in Hot Seat

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Jacksonville and Miami, FL –The federal agency charged with studying and planning for dredging in the nation’s ports has faced problems in two of Florida’s biggest ports.  The Army Corps of Engineers just wound up a two-year dredging project at … Continued

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Riverkeeper Sues. Chamber Bails.

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Jacksonville, FL —  In one week’s time, a year’s worth of stakeholder negotiations on the Jacksonville harbor dredging may be dead in the water.  On August 6, Mayor Curry unexpectedly disbanded the Port Task Force which was set to reconvene this … Continued

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Mayor Disbands Port Task Force

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Jacksonville, FL — In a surprise move, newly elected Mayor Lenny Curry announced Friday that he is disbanding the Port Task Force convened by his predecessor, Mayor Alvin Brown.  The task force met monthly for over one year and had … Continued

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Woops! Chamber Apologizes to Putnam County

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Palatka, FL —  Breaking News: Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce CEO Daniel Davis agrees to “start over” in talks that have been going on for months, but this time to include Putnam County, where officials are claiming they weren’t informed about … Continued

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