Manatees don’t hire lobbyists, pollute Florida’s waters, drive boats recklessly or use septic tanks
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker November is Manatee Awareness Month, and while people from all over the world know a ...
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Not word about clean water from Florida candidates Charlie Crist and Ron DeSantis?
Editorial Board, TCPALM/Treasure Coast Newspapers The gubernatorial debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist on Oct. 24 ...
Save the seagrass, save the lagoon and save the manatees
By Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board Over the past 16 months, the people fighting to save Florida’s gentle, beloved manatees have ...
EPA must do its job to protect manatees from deadly pollution
By Elizabeth Forsyth Elizabeth Forsyth Florida’s manatees are in crisis, and that’s why we’re headed to court ...
Florida officials deserve failing grade for the condition of many waterways
By TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board Recently, TCPalm environmental reporter Max Chesnes asked a pointed question of five of Florida's top ...
Ditch the manatee feeding program – focus on lagoon recovery instead
By Julia Cline Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved visiting Florida to enjoy the incredible wildlife. I hope ...
Do these things to make Florida more resilient to rising waters and stronger storms
Jon Paul "J.P." Brooker These are particularly challenging times for Florida’s precious environment. We’ve lost more than 1,000 manatees in ...
Don’t swallow developers’ snake-oil promise to re-grow seagrass beds
By Citrus County Chronicle In 2008, then-Gov. Charlie Crist, citing serious concerns and the public interest, vetoed a measure that ...
Finally, manatees eat offered lettuce to hold off starvation
By David Fleshler Manatees started eating lettuce being offered to them by wildlife officers this week, in the first success ...
Fight to keep starving manatees alive
By The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board This week’s frigid snap had many Floridians worried about the fate of cold-stressed and starving ...