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Affordable Housing

For housing to be affordable, it shouldn't cost more than 30% of your family's income. A recent study of housing in Palm Beach County found that nearly 35,000 households spend more than half of their income on ...

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Gulf Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig suffered an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. As a result, oil began gushing into the Gulf at an estimated rate of 500,000 to 4.2 ...

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Water Sustainability and Quality

Water sustainability hinges on maintaining water quality. Water sustainability refers to the perpetuation of the global water cycle, from groundwater to evaporation to rain and back to ...

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Because of development's disruption to the Everglades, 1 million acres of the ecosystem are under health advisories for mercury contamination. Everglades Restoration can help. (Source: FPHI)

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Issue Updates

Updated: Jul. 29, 2010 - in Foreclosure
Florida led the nation in foreclosures in the first six months of the 2010, accounting for nine of the top 20 metro areas with the highest foreclosure rates. /via the Palm Beach Post
Updated: Jul. 27, 2010 - in Domestic Abuse
Effective July 1, 2010, a new bill requires a teen dating violence and abuse component to be added to Florida's current comprehensive health education curriculum for students in grades 7 through 12. /via Circuit 15 Juvenile Justice Board DJJ Quarterly
Updated: Jul. 15, 2010 - in Water Sustainability and Quality
A group of tea party activists is protesting Florida's plan to purchase U.S. Sugar land to use for Everglades restoration.  Environmental groups such as the Audubon Society and the Sierra Club say the purchase is crucial to restoring the Everglades and sustaining clean drinking water in south FL. /via Palm Beach Post
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