Florida's Vanishing Wetlands
and the Failure of No Net Loss

Another rave review for "Paving Paradise"

Posted on Jan. 17, 2010 1:52 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

We learned of another rave review for "Paving Paradise" this week, this time in the pages of the "Florida Historical Quarterly."

The reviewer, Robert Krause of the University of Mississippi, writes that our book is "a compelling, but deeply disturbing read" that "offers new insight into the blatant disregard of environmental protection regulations that were far too lenient to begin with."

All in all, he writes, "If advocates of Florida's wild places are not outraged before reading 'Paving Paradise,' they just might be upon finishing it."

Clean Water Act turns 40

Posted on Oct. 18, 2012 8:50 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Today marks the 40th anniversary of passage of the Clean Water Act, one of the most remarkable, far-reaching and contentious ...

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Supreme Court gets a chance to botch another wetlands case

Posted on Jan. 8, 2012 9 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the somewhat tangled case of Mike and Chantell Sackett , whose ...

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U.S. wetlands are "at a tipping point" -- and worse off than report says

Posted on Oct. 13, 2011 10:05 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

The U.S. Interior Department issued its latest report on the status and trends of the nation's wetlands last week, and ...

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New study shows Supreme Court decision left wetlands vulnerable

Posted on Sept. 13, 2011 8:07 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Last week the Environmental Law Institute released an extensive new study on the state of the nation's wetlands in the ...

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House casts historic vote to yank EPA's Clean Water Act authority

Posted on July 13, 2011 9:57 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

In a historic vote late Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to yank the Environmental Protection Agency's authority over ...

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