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By a margin of nearly 90 percent, Orange County voters approved a charter amendment aimed at protecting the Wekiva and Econlockhatchee rivers and other waterways.90.7 environmental reporter Amy Green talked to a proponent of the amendment, Chuck O'Neal, about the significance of the vote. O'Neal says the victory represents the largest of its kind in a new movement to protect the rights of nature.

This week 90.7 News is talking with central Florida voters before the state's presidential primary March 15.Central Florida is the swing region of this swing state, sandwiched between a Republican north Florida and Democratic south Florida.90.7's Amy Green ventured into the outdoors to hear from voters at Wekiwa Springs State Park.