Jeb Bush's Fight Over the Everglades - The New Yorker

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Dexter Filkins on the politics of environmental restoration, the Everglades Forever Act, and the power of Big Sugar.  When it came to restoring the Everglades, Bush’s efforts to carve out his own path pleased almost no one. It was no surprise that delaying water-quality standards enraged environmentalists. But conservatives have also expressed displeasure with Bush’s environmental record. The Club for Growth and other proponents of smaller government have decried his efforts to buy environmentally sensitive land and to spend taxpayer money to restore the Everglades.