Opponents of ending tax breaks for big oil companies argue that closing tax loopholes will result in higher prices at the pump, but a report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service finds that ending the tax breaks is unlikely to cause a rise in prices.
Participants in a panel on water quality spoke today during the Everglades Water Summit, highlighting the importance of working with both lawmakers and environmentalists to ensure the health of state waterways. Panelists included Herschel Vinyard, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, Jim Harvey, Marine Biologist with the Guy Harvey Research Institute, Tamara Pigott, Executive Director of the Lee County Tourism Board and Gwendolyn Fleming, Region 4 Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
