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In 1970, Florida Defenders of the Environment urged President Richard Nixon to impose a moratorium on construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, citing petitions and resolutions as an unprecedented expression of opposition among candidates for public office in Florida and arguing that continuing the project could not be reconciled with his administration's stated commitment to fiscal responsibility and conservation.
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