Do Florida lawmakers want to make it harder to sue sugar farmers?
A state senator says environmentalists are misreading his bill. They say heâs responding to a recent lawsuit.
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Updated Mar. 8
When sugar farmers burn the cane fields near her house, Debra Jones knows what to expect.
âYouâve got to sweep when itâs going, and it just bothers me breathing-wise,â she said, describing soot falling on cars and sidewalks in Pahokee. âIt comes down like black rain.â
Debra Jones, 65, of Pahokee. [ Photo courtesy The Berman Law Group ]
Jones, 65, is one of several residents suing sugar companies, arguing that the burning hurts their health and their properties. Her lawyers say Jonesâ family uses nebulizers to make breathing easier during the burning season.
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