DeSantis Awards $100 Million to Protect North America’s ‘Most Biologically Diverse’ Estuary

Published on December 27, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $100 million for water quality projects to restore the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), a 156-mile-long region that comprises a third of the state’s Atlantic coastline and is considered North America’s most biologically diverse estuary. This move comes on the heels of Executive Order 23-06, signed by Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, in January 2023. That action allocated billions of dollars to rehabilitate the IRL, the Everglades, wildlife woodlands, and the state’s coastlines. “Florida’s prized waterways draw visitors from across the world and are the foundation of our local economies,” Mr. DeSantis said in a news release. “We are advancing our efforts to protect the Indian River Lagoon through smart investments that will continue to preserve this waterway.”...

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