Rodman Dam

Democrat Charlie Crist has vowed to remove the dam if elected. Gov. Ron DeSantis has not taken a position.

Environmentalists say the dam “is subject to breach especially in the event of severe storms that commonly occur in Florida." They are seeking emergency action plans from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

“To do otherwise would be a dam shame,” concluded a report from Florida TaxWatch. The findings bolster calls that have come from environmentalists for decades.

The most recent poll found that 77% of likely voters in Putnam and Marion counties supported taking down the Rodman Dam, also known as the Kirkpatrick Dam. Only 6% opposed the move.

The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce is pulling its support for a an environmental offset sought by the St. Johns Riverkeeper.The agreement included plans…

Mayor Alvin Brown’s Port Task Force has voted in support of breaching a Putnam County dam as an offset for proposed deepening of the Jacksonville Harbor.A…

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown’s port task force voted this week in support of deepening the Jacksonville Harbor and increasing offsets for environmental…

We discuss the week's biggest news stories with our roundtable of local journalists: Larry Hannan, Florida Times-Union reporter; Jeff Billman, Folio…

St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman joins us to discuss the unlikely partnership between environmentalists, the City of Jacksonville, Jax Chamber and…