Like many other port cities, Jacksonville, Florida faces environmental threats on many fronts, including proposed dredging and deepening of the St. John’s River, and a new freight rail line that would run through sensitive wetlands.
To learn more about these two environmental controversies and what the St. John’s Riverkeeper is doing to protect the river and community, check out the news articles below.
Planning continues for $200 million rail line linking Jacksonville to port, world markets, Florida Times Union
St. Johns Riverkeeper will challenge river-dredging project in federal court, St. Augustine Record
In year of up and downs, still no call on how dredging will be funded, Jacksonville Business Journal