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Judge: EPA turned 'blind eye' to Everglades (AP)

Semi trucks line up to be filled at the Florida Crystals Corp. distribution center in Okeelanta, Florida July 9, 2008. The company, controlled by the Cuban-born Fanjul brothers, Alfonso and Jose, is in the spotlight following the State of Florida's announced $1.75 billion land purchase deal of U.S. Sugar Corp to restore endangered wildlife habitat in the Florida Everglades. The restoration plan probably cannot work without the Florida Crystals land as well. To match feature USA-SUGAR/BARONS REUTERS/Joe Skipper (UNITED STATES)AP - The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has turned a "blind eye" to Florida's Everglades cleanup efforts, while the state is violating its own commitment to restore the vast ecosystem, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.


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