04/14/2021
Black and brown people have lived in this area and worked this land for generations and are often the most impacted by air and water pollution.
A bill moving through the Senate, led by Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Lake Mary, would limit who can file cases for property damage to those within a half mile of a farm where a “nuisance” happens.
People have been harmed, but this bill will make sure that farm operations never have to pay or stop sending smoke their way.
An architecture firm hired to modernize an elementary school in the Glades — the rural area south of Lake Okeechobee known for its sugarcane fields — emphasized that the building’s new design is meant to prevent students from having to walk outside.
