Manatee deaths declined last year in Florida; NASA spacecraft will study climate change, ocean health
Preliminary data shows that about 520 manatees died in 2023, a significant decrease from previous years,
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Solar microgrid community planned in Lakeland; Fort Lauderdale starts flooding fix for 25 neighborhoods
The Lakeland project will include 77 homes with solar panels, linked together to pool energy in a central battery storage ...
Fewer roadkills suggest decline in Florida panther numbers; ‘climate isolation’ poses increasing threat
Only eight panther deaths have been recorded this year, while dozens of deaths are typically reported.
FWC delays new guidelines for protecting beach-nesting birds; schools unprepared for climate disasters
FWC proposed delaying the guidelines in light of last year’s severe storm season, which changed Florida’s coastline substantially.
Florida’s coastal growth increasing hurricane losses; scientists unleashing crabs to restore reefs
If Hurricane Ian had struck in the 1970s, a Swiss Re report said it would have caused half or even ...
Proposed speed limit to protect Rice’s whales debated; DeSantis vetoes electric vehicle bill
The proposal would create a speed limit for ships travelling through Rice’s whale habitat from Pensacola to just south of ...
Florida DEP rejects oil-drilling proposal; outdoor workers urge Miami-Dade County to pass heat protections
DEP agreed with an administrative law judge, issuing a final order rejecting a plan to drill in an area of ...
Disease threatening Florida panther population; Florida intensifies oversight of insurers
Feline leukomyelopathy, or FLM, appears to be impacting panthers and bobcats throughout the state.
Report finds that Deepwater Horizon disaster may happen again; Florida House, Senate have gap on invasive species funding
Oceana fears that a disaster similar to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may happen in the future.
Red tide causing manatee deaths; probiotics could cure ailing reefs
Stony coral tissue loss disease is a new and deadly disease affecting reefs throughout the Caribbean.