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In the Gulf, Deepwater Horizon's offshore oil spill becomes the worst in US history. Oil only affects
Panhandle beaches, but Florida tourism plummets, with losses estimated at $3 billion.
2014
Everglades restoration plans get green lights from the state, including conservative politicians,
but are then delayed due to bureaucratic gridlock and postponements from the Army Corps of
Engineers.
2014
The 0.75-mile Port of Miami Tunnel, which connects the MacArthur Causeway on Watson Island
with the Port of Miami on Dodge Island, is scheduled to open.
