Newly Discovered Lovers Of the Everglades

Some good news about the environment today. . . .

U.S. Sugar, the nation's largest can sugar producer, said it was closing its facilities in the Everglades and selling its land - nearly 300 square miles - to the state of Florida for restoration of the Everglades area. Plans include cleaning up the sugar farm runoff before allowing it to be diverted into Lake Okeechobee by back-pumping.

This action means restoring the natural water flow between Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, which will help the Everglades to revert to its natural state.