An influential foundation contends that Tom Van Lent stole “trade secrets.” Environmentalists question why such “secrets” exist, as work unfolds on a controversial reservoir touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the “crown jewel of Everglades restoration.”
In their first meeting after a contentious turnover, South Florida water managers appointed Drew Bartlett, a longtime environmental regulator, as their new executive director and vowed to do business more transparently.
