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Everglades Fund Legacy: Douglas helps win $90m land plan; Miami-Dade program endures

This story follows a Florida conservationist who continued working on Everglades and land-preservation issues after losing her sight. Through her conservation organization and years of advocacy, she became involved in efforts to protect environmentally sensitive land in Miami-Dade County. Those efforts eventually contributed to a $90 million funding package intended…

The Times of India · Sep 23

In 1969, a 79-year-old writer took on plans for the world's largest jetport in the Everglades; construction stopped after just one runway was built

Plans for a massive Everglades Jetport faced strong public opposition in the late 1960s. Marjory Stoneman Douglas led a campaign highlighting ecological damage to the wetlands. Scientific reviews confirmed severe environmental impacts, leading to federal withdrawal of support. President Richard Nixon's administration halted construction after only one runway was built.…

The Times of India · Aug 5

Parkland shooting trial gets new start date

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —The official start date for testimony in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial has been pushed back to account for the two-week delay caused by a key lawyer’s apparent illness this month.

Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

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Jurors in Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial will not be anonymous, judge rules

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial will be allowed to refer to potential jurors by name, a Broward County judge ruled Friday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022

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