Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida - Charlotte County

08/23/2025

Soon, the New Wales and Bartow plants will drill 8,000 feet down to test if injecting wastewater is feasible.

06/26/2025

04/08/2025

by Shayla Love

04/05/2025

ICYMI | On a small plot of land in Polk County, a company is hard at work crafting a road out of radioactive materials.

But is it something that local residents should be worried about? Click the link for more details ➡ https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/04/01/trust-the-science-radioactive-road-coming-to-central-florida-heres-what-to-know/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6

04/01/2025

NEW: The National Hurricane Center released today that storm surge during Hurricane reached 5 - 10 feet in Charlotte County. The 10 feet of surge estimated in Manasota Key was the highest overall during the hurricane and within the Top 5 highest ever recorded in Southwest Florida history. - Matt Devitt

03/31/2025

Since Nov. 2023 the Mid-Hawthorn aquifer that provides irrigation and drinking water to most of Northeast Cape Coral has been seeing record lows in water levels. Residents living in the area have been under mandatory water shortage restrictions that limit irrigation to just one day a week.

03/31/2025

Eerie sightings of fish spinning in circles until they died were documented in the Florida Keys between November 2023 and April 2024—but now researchers have noticed it happening again.

Previously, this unique phenomenon was traced back to toxic algae that had managed to infiltrate the organs of many marine species. However, this behavior is now being observed in areas where the algae levels are comparatively lower than the prior event. So what is causing history to repeat itself?

To find out more, head to https://on.natgeo.com/42kEPit

03/31/2025

The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration is achieved.