News - Apalachicola River
Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida State University study that may provide new ammunition for states engaged in a nearly two-decade water war.
By Deborah Buckhalter, Jackson County Floridan, Marianna, Fla. Jul. 10--Several Jackson County residents took part in a three-day river trip this week which was arranged especially for two top commanders with the Corps of Engineers.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida said it intends to sue the Army Corps of Engineers for violating the Endangered Species Act, a move which could further complicate strained regional relations over shared water resources.
By Billy House, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Jun. 21--WASHINGTON -- Florida officials are threatening to sue the federal government unless the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reconsiders its plan to withhold more water from federal reservoirs and lakes in Georgia.
