Are Florida manatees eating the equivalent of ‘junk food’?
FIU researchers found evidence that Indian River Lagoon manatees dramatically changed their diet after a 2011 algal bloom.
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Scientists work to save Florida’s manatees; Tampa Bay trees reduce impacts of climate change
Researchers are nurturing injured and sick manatees back to health while working to curb seagrass decline and protect natural springs.
Titusville voters overwhelmingly approved a ‘right to clean water,’ but city leaders are trying to block it
Critics say the city has a long history of neglecting the Indian River Lagoon basin, contributing to its decline.
Miami museum prepares for sea-level rise; fertilizer giant wants to test radioactive byproduct in roads
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is one of the most vulnerable properties in South Florida to storm surge and sea rise.
Why World Oceans Day matters to the City Beautiful
Plastics have been found from the deepest ocean trench to the most remote Arctic ice.
Protecting Indian River Lagoon manatees one thing, but fighting pollution protects us all
Simply put, saving manatees won't happen without saving our water.
Bar lowered for heat warnings in Miami-Dade; Legislature passed several bills impacting water quality
The hope is that the new standards for extreme heat warnings and advisorieswill better protect residents from the rising risks ...
Florida law permits the poisoning of our waters
It is time for a fundamental Right to Clean and Healthy Waters in the Florida Constitution.
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.
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean
Until large-scale nutrient pollution is reduced, sargassum blooms will be a recurring presence in Florida and the Caribbean.