{"id":597,"date":"2009-05-20T16:59:06","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T20:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/?p=597"},"modified":"2009-07-17T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2009-07-17T17:39:16","slug":"the-dig-daily-infrastructure-dig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/blogs\/the-dig-daily-infrastructure-dig\/597\/","title":{"rendered":"Water managers OK buyout for Everglades restoration in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/files\/2009\/05\/200x100-everglades_alligator1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-598\" title=\"200x100-everglades_alligator1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/files\/2009\/05\/200x100-everglades_alligator1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a> In Florida, water managers agree to a $536 million buyout of Big Sugar land for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/miami-dade\/breaking-news\/story\/1046779.html\">Everglades restoration<\/a>. One area alligator (pictured left) seemed unimpressed with the whole affair.<\/p>\n<p>According to the White House, more than $88 billion <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2009\/05\/13\/news\/economy\/stimulus_report\/index.htm?postversion=2009051316\">of the stimulus plan<\/a> has been made available, while $28.5 billion has been spent. Still, as state revenues fall across the country, it may not be fast enough for local economies.<\/p>\n<p>Where whisky&#8217;s for drinkin&#8217; and water&#8217;s for fightin&#8217;, calls to regulate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/14\/science\/earth\/14aquifer.html\">the use of ground water in California<\/a> are being made.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/category\/headlines\/\"><strong>[click here]<\/strong><\/a> for more <em>Blueprint America<\/em> infrastructure headlines<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Florida, water managers agree to a $536 million buyout of Big Sugar land for Everglades restoration. One area alligator (pictured left) seemed unimpressed with the whole affair. 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