Supercharged hurricanes mean more ‘ghost boats’ haunting waterways
Abandoned vessels can linger in waterways for years, polluting ecosystems and complicating navigation.
Tag: water pollution
FAU lands EPA grant to monitor water quality in Lake Okeechobee
The project will focus on understanding how common contaminants change after being released into freshwater environments.
Why is the state of Florida fighting its mandate to protect manatees?
State officials believe they don’t have to follow the federal Endangered Species Act when it comes to protecting manatees.
Forecasting improves for toxic red tide, but Southwest Florida still fears economic pain
Florida’s Gulf Coast reels from economic fallout after tough red tide season.
Scientists discover 230 new giant viruses that shape ocean life and health
A study from University of Miami scientists reveals new insights into giant viruses and their role in marine ecosystems.
What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values
The proposal represents a retreat from goals of clean air and clean water enacted in federal laws over the past ...
New Florida law derails campaign to put clean water amendment on ballot
The Legislature made it practically impossible for non-millionaires to amend the state constitution.
Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy
There are some explicit restrictions that prevent loosening of existing environmental standards for clean air and water.
Budget cuts make monitoring red tide in Florida much harder
Billions of dollars in proposed NOAA cuts would make it difficult to prevent and mitigate red tide impacts.
Citizen ballot initiatives are in jeopardy in Florida. At stake: clean water and First Amendment freedoms
The Florida Legislature is considering new requirements that would effectively kill the initiative process.