Climate change and sewage: a dangerous combination for coastal communities
Storm surge and sea level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health.
Tag: harmful algae blooms
Everglades conference panel highlights how Florida’s economy is tied to clean water
The panel discussion was held as part of the 40th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference in Miami.
Taking care of unfinished business: Inspect septic systems to help prevent harmful algal blooms
Florida has millions of possibly leaking septic tanks along the shores and banks of our lakes, rivers and streams.
A right to fish is only as good as the waters we fish in
If Floridians want to protect fishing, they’ll amend our state constitution with a right to clean and healthy waters
Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition
Manatees are eating less seagrass – traditionally their primary food source – and more algae than in decades past.
Pollution caused by storms shows that Florida needs infrastructure improvements
We can’t stop hurricanes, but we can better prepare our communities to handle what comes with them.
Everyone should have the right to clean water, especially children
Children are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of pollutants in both drinking and recreational water.
Unprecedented numbers of Florida manatees have died in recent years. New habitat protections could help them
Critical habitat would expand to nearly 2 million acres in the first update since the West Indian manatee was protected ...
Link between environment and well-being is key to driving change
The air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat all impact community health.
What’s really fueling harmful algae in Florida’s Lake Okeechobee?
Results of a study reveal that combating harmful algal blooms in the lake requires managing both phosphorus and nitrogen.