New push for protection for manatees, Florida’s ‘gentle giants’
A proposal from the US Fish and Wildlife Service would revise critical habitat protections for the first time in nearly 50 ...
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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.
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 ...
Precipitation, pesticides and pollution: FSU researchers earn nearly $1.5M in EPA grants to study South Florida waterways
The team will examine pesticide and fertilizer transport, water pollution and threats to groundwater.
Florida DEP – Don’t Exploit Parks
The Department of Environmental Protection's plans for nine state parks include golf courses, two sets of 350-room hotels and pickleball ...
DeSantis touts environmental record amid criticism of plan to build golf courses in state parks
Environmental groups, members of the Florida Cabinet and Republican lawmakers have come out against the plan.
Science, not stridence, solves our water problems
Runoff that is often polluted by sewage has impacted many Florida water bodies, causing algae blooms.
Remembering Dennis Hanisak, titan of Indian River Lagoon seagrass science
Hanisak, director of education and the marine ecosystems health program at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, died May 7.
Right to clean water 2026: breaking a downward spiral
Supporters are trying to put a 'Right to Clean and Healthy Waters' amendment to the Florida Constitution on the 2026 ...
Fighting for an ounce of prevention: Urban fertilizer ordinances work for Florida communities
Florida’s ailing waters need more, not less, policies and practices that prevent pollution at its source.