The North Atlantic right whale is Florida’s to save
With around 340 individuals remaining, immediate action is imperative if we are to save these whales from extinction.
Tag: Endangered Species Act
More property insurance companies scaling back in Florida; DeSantis signs bill on sea-level studies
Over the past 18 months in Florida, 16 property insurance companies have decided to stop writing new business to new ...
Florida’s home insurance rates rising nearly triple U.S. average; removing tires from ocean poses challenge
Home insurance costs in Florida are up about 57% since 2015, rising faster than in any other state.
Protecting Indian River Lagoon manatees one thing, but fighting pollution protects us all
Simply put, saving manatees won't happen without saving our water.
Wildlife corridor lands $850M in final Florida budget; groups to sue feds over manatee protection
Lawmakers agreed to pump $850 million into the Ocala to Osceola Wildlife Corridor, also known as the O2O Corridor.
Appreciating the manatee
Since December 2020, the Florida manatee population has experienced an unprecedented loss of more than 2,000 manatees, or nearly one-quarter ...
Save the endangered Florida panther. Here’s how
By Bonnie Malloy 2022 is barely two months old and already seven endangered Florida panthers have been killed on roadways ...
Florida’s manatees are starving and government officials need to act quickly to save them and the lagoon system that supports them
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board There’s no way to pretend Florida’s manatees aren’t endangered. They are. In every sense ...
Recycling is not the solution to the plastic pollution crisis
By Catherine Uden, Oceana An abundance of natural gas from fracking is stimulating an effort by the petrochemical industry to increase plastic production and use. ...
It’s always darkest before the dawn
By John Morales, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists This is a new Silent Spring moment. Rachel Carson’s 1962 seminal book Silent Spring—about the ...
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