Editing Everglades (section)

===Future of the Everglades===
In 2008, the State of Florida agreed to buy [[US Sugar Corporation|U.S. Sugar]] and all of its manufacturing and production facilities for an estimated $1.7&nbsp;billion.<ref name=sugar>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/us/24cnd-sugar.html|title=Florida to Buy Sugar Maker in Bid to Restore Everglades|author=Damien Cave|author2=John Holusha|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2008-06-24|access-date=2008-06-24}}</ref> Florida officials indicated they intended to allow U.S. Sugar to process for six more years before dismissing its employees and dismantling the plant. The area, which includes {{convert|187000|acre|km2}} of land, would then be rehabilitated and water flow from Lake Okeechobee would be restored.<ref name=sugar/> In November 2008, the agreement was revised to offer $1.34&nbsp;billion, allowing sugar mills in Clewiston to remain in production.<ref>Cave, Damien (November 12, 2008). "Everglades Deal Shrinks to Sale of Land, Not Assets", ''The New York Times'', p. 16.</ref> Critics of the revised plan say that it ensures sugarcane will be grown in the Everglades for at least another decade.<ref>Bussey, Jane, Morgan, Curtis (November 16, 2008). "Land deal could lift U.S. Sugar's sagging fortunes: Is it a buyout or a bailout? Either way, a pending deal to sell land to the state for Everglades restoration could reverse Big Sugar's flagging finances", ''The Miami Herald'' (Florida).</ref> Further research is being done to address the continuing production of sugarcane in the Everglades to minimize phosphorus runoff.<ref>Yao, Stephanie (March 24, 2010). [http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100324.htm Sugarcane Okay in Standing Water, Helps Protect Everglades], Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on August 9, 2010.</ref>

Everglades restoration received $96&nbsp;million of the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]].<ref>Morgan, Curtis, Clark, Lesley (April 29, 2009). "River of Cash: Stimulus Aid for Glades", ''The Miami Herald'', p1A.</ref> As a result of the stimulus package, a mile-long (1.6&nbsp;km) bridge to replace the [[Tamiami Trail]], a road that borders Everglades National Park to the north and has blocked water from reaching the southern Everglades, was begun by the Army Corps of Engineers in December 2009. The next month work began to reconstruct the C-111 canal, east of the park that historically diverted water into Florida Bay.<ref>Morgan, Curtis (January 27, 2010). "Canal work begins in Everglades project", ''The Miami Herald'', South Florida news.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Susan |date=December 2009 |url=http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Divisions/Executive/Branches/CCO/DOCS/JaxStrong/v1-4_JaxStrong_Dec2009.pdf |title=Everglades supporters celebrate Tamiami Trail groundbreaking |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725192029/http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Divisions/Executive/Branches/CCO/DOCS/JaxStrong/v1-4_JaxStrong_Dec2009.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-25 |publisher=Army Corps of Engineers |magazine=Jaxstrong |volume=1 |issue=4 |page=3 |access-date=February 11, 2010}}</ref> Governor [[Charlie Crist]] announced the same month that $50&nbsp;million of state funds would be earmarked for Everglades restoration.<ref>Skoloff, Brian (January 22, 2010). "Gov. Crist proposes $2.1 billion for environment", ''The Miami Herald'', Florida news.</ref> In May 2010, {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} of bridges were proposed to be added to the Tamiami Trail.<ref>Gibson, William (May 19, 2010). [http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-05-19/business/fl-everglades-washington-forum-20100519_1_everglades-projects-everglades-water-flow-everglades-foundation Federal officials plan to add more bridges to let Everglades water flow under U.S. 41] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330053813/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-05-19/business/fl-everglades-washington-forum-20100519_1_everglades-projects-everglades-water-flow-everglades-foundation |date=March 30, 2012 }}, ''Florida Sun-Sentinel''. Retrieved on August 9, 2010.</ref>