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President halts Florida Cross Florida Barge Canal
President Nixon ordered a permanent halt to the Cross Florida Barge Canal project, citing potential environmental damage. About $50 million had been spent of a $180 million plan to create a 107 mile waterway across northern Florida, risking the Oklawaha River and regional wildlife. Conservationists praised the decision while some Florida politicians lamented it.
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Washington
Nixon
Florida
Robert L.F. Sikes
D-Fla
Council On Environmental
Congress
Oklawaha River
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Army Corps of Engineers