Library Search Expand More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit the Member Center to update your monthly giving, view your online giving history, change your subscription preferences, and more Visit the Help Center to find answers to questions about donations and communication preferences Article December 1, 2016 Clean Lake Okeechobee's Water, Don’t Move it Around When it comes to addressing the green slime issue, the Florida state legislature has missed a critical point. Article April 9, 2014 Polluting of Lake Okeechobee Must End, Court Rules Backpumping by industrial agricultural operations is allowing pollutant-laden waters into drinking water sources. Press Release March 28, 2014 Pumping Polluted Water Into Lake Okeechobee Must Stop, Judge Rules Earthjustice wins 11-year legal water pollution battle Article April 24, 2013 Friday Finds: Seafood S.O.S. feature January 3, 2012 The Everglades: A National Gem Worth Protecting Earthjustice has been working to restore the Everglades for decades. Press Release June 4, 2009 Federal Court Gives Lake Okeechobee Polluters and State Free Pass to Pollute "Back pumping" polluted water into Okeechobee can continue without Clean Water Act permits Press Release November 12, 2008 Governor Crist Pulls Off Everglades Win Despite Economy Preservation deal revised, now cheaper Press Release June 27, 2008 New Federal Rule Allowing Water Pollution Challenged Bush administration okays pumping of polluted waters into clean rivers, lakes and streams Press Release June 9, 2008 In Latest Anti-Clean Water Action, Bush Administration Gives Polluters OK to Pump Wastewater into Drinking Water Supplies New rule flouts federal court decision, environmental advocates will sue document June 18, 2007 Final Judgment on Lake Okeechobee Backpumping (06/15/07) Controversial practice that pollutes drinking water supplies requires a federal permit Press Release: Victory June 15, 2007 Pumping Polluted Water into Lake Okeechobee Ruled Illegal Federal judge rules that backpumping polluted water poses public health threats and orders water district to obtain federal clean water permits document January 28, 2007 Testimony of Florida Wildlife Federation Expert on How Backpumped Water Creates a Public Safety Threat to Drinking Water Testimony of Florida Wildlife Federation Expert on How Backpumped Water Creates a Public Safety Threat to Drinking Water document January 27, 2007 Trial Exhibit of Photographs of Typical Polluted Backpumped Water Near City Water Intakes Trial Exhibit of Photographs of Typical Polluted Backpumped Water Near City Water Intakes document December 11, 2006 Lake Okeechobee Backpumping Decision Decision of US District Court in the Lake Okeechobee Backpumping case, finding for the plaintiffs (Friends of the Everglades) Press Release: Victory December 11, 2006 Court Rules Pumping Polluted Water into Lake Okeechobee Violates Clean Water Act Decision affects pending EPA rule that proposes allowing "pollution pumping" nationwide document November 8, 2006 Lake Okeechobee Pollution Crisis and the St. Lucie River and Estuary Pollution of Lake Okeechobee is contaminating drink water supplies and destroying the St. Lucie River and Estuary. document August 21, 2006 Lake Okeechobee Backpumping Fact Sheet Fact sheet on the Lake Okeechobee backpumping case document August 18, 2006 Earthjustice Comments on Proposed Water Transfer Rule, Part 1 Outlines the legal arguments made by Earthjustice against the proposed water transfer rule and illustrates how EPA is attempting to create new pollution exemptions that are not exemptions in the…
