A historic increase in Everglades funding was announced Wednesday by the Biden administration, with a plan to spend an unprecedented $1.1 billion to restore South Florida’s famous wilderness.
“The Administration is making the largest single investment in the Everglades in U.S. history,” the White House said in a statement Wednesday. “The iconic American landscape provides drinking water supply for over 8 million Floridians, supports the state’s $90 billion tourism economy, and is home to dozens of endangered or threatened species.”
The funding will go through the Army Corps of Engineers as part of the administration’s package of infrastructure spending that’s intended to shore up roads, bridges, ports and other public assets.
