Protecting Indian River Lagoon manatees one thing, but fighting pollution protects us all
Simply put, saving manatees won't happen without saving our water.
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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.
Appreciating the manatee
Since December 2020, the Florida manatee population has experienced an unprecedented loss of more than 2,000 manatees, or nearly one-quarter ...
Plan to penalize environmental-related investing could cost taxpayers, Florida sees fewer manatee deaths as feeding ends
A Florida bill bans state and local governments from investing in funds or purchasing bonds based on social, political or ...
Candid observations: Here’s what I saw during a three-hour tour on the Indian River Lagoon
By Laurence Reisman After spending spring break walking along the rain-swollen Ohio River in three Indiana-area towns in a windy 50 ...
More Floridians must buy flood insurance, manatee deaths reflect ecosystem troubles
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: Florida's starving manatees reflect troubles ...
Florida’s Right to Clean Water: Sign this petition before it’s too late
Never should it come to this. The Florida Right to Clean Water is a petition movement sweeping its way across ...