Five billion dollars. That’s the number the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it collected in criminal fines and civil penalties for violations of federal environmental guidelines in 2018. In addition, more than $1.2 billion was committed by private firms to clean up contaminated sites, while prison terms for violations of environmental violations increased from previous…
2018 was a year of enormous growth for us at GLE. We added 19 new team members and added 332 new clients in addition to our existing client base. At the same time, we continued our commitment to provide you with timely, useful information and news on topics that are important to you through our…
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa region ranks last or second-to-last on all six measures that the federal government uses to rank public transit coverage and usage. For people who live here, it’s no surprise to learn that Tampa’s transportation options, by all objective measures, stink. Rush hour regularly features bumper to bumper…
A proposed passenger rail line between Tampa Bay and Orlando would provide a fast, comfortable option for travel between the two cities, and has cleared several initial hurdles toward becoming a reality as early as 2021. The proposed project, which is privately funded, would impact commuters, vacation travelers, and others who travel between the cities….
When Danielle Anderson’s children came home from school soaked in sweat from the heat in their classrooms, she was appalled. But it kept happening, day after day. “If I did that and my kids didn’t have A/C, I’d be in trouble,” Anderson told Spectrum News 9. “So I don’t understand why it’s okay for the…
Hurricane Florence ripped through the Carolinas in September, followed shortly thereafter by Hurricane Michael in Florida. Both caused substantial devastation, in different ways. Shortly after each hurricane passed, we at GLE had teams on the ground helping to mitigate the storm damage and get property owners back into their properties as quickly as possible. Now…
If you pay attention to the news, you may have heard that the current United States administration is planning to roll back regulations intended to protect our waterways from pollution. The news has created a great deal of controversy and spread through both legitimate and less trustworthy news sources, as well as across social media….
Across social media, people have been talking about changes to the EPA’s clean water regulations. On one side, folks are worried that it signals a loss of important protections. On the other, folks feel that it’s a return to clearer, more business- and farm-friendly standards. The reality is that most people don’t know what the…
Property owners and managers are well aware of the dangers of Hurricane Season across the Southeastern United States. We spend millions of dollars preparing for recovery and risk mitigation, and there’s no doubt a bad hurricane season can cause a lot of property damage. But the reality is that catastrophic events happen all year long,…
As we head into the new year, we like to look back to see which of our posts you enjoyed in the previous year, so we can bring you more of what you want. We thought it would be fun for you to see which of our posts were the most popular in 2017. Based…
