‘I would like to live in a Florida where I don’t have to ask what’s in the water’ — The director of VoteWater talks about environmental advocacy
A Q&A with Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater and policy director for Friends of the Everglades.
Tag: water quality
Miami residents believe Biscayne Bay is ‘healthy,’ despite big declines in water quality and biodiversity, new study finds
Overall, the research found that support for local policy actions to protect and restore the bay was extremely high.
‘Everglades restoration won’t work unless the water is clean’ — WLRN’s Jenny Staletovich discusses reporting on water quality in Florida
A Q&A with Jenny Staletovich, environment editor for public radio station WLRN and host of the podcast 'Bright Lit Place.'
Nearly $10M awarded to combat harmful algal blooms in Florida; Legislature considers wide array of environmental bills
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced funding for 10 projects using innovative technologies to mitigate harmful algal blooms.
Living shorelines and seawalls provide nature-based solutions to stabilize Florida’s coasts
In many locations, living shorelines are used to replace failing seawall structures, which results in improved ecosystem functions.
With the Restoration Blueprint, we can create more resilient coral reefs — together
We must pursue bold action on climate change to protect our oceans in the next few decades.
MagLab to analyze environmental impact of Maui wildfires
Water quality can be impact by what sparked the flames, how long and hot the fire burned, what it burned ...
Manatees should be listed as an endangered species, but don’t stop there in protecting them
Let’s not take our eyes off what is truly hurting manatees in Florida: widespread water quality degradation.
Study shows hurricanes intensifying more rapidly due to climate change; Florida getting $106M to reduce home energy bills
New research by a Rowan University climate scientist shows a 50-year trend in hurricane escalation
Mangroves are part of the infrastructure that protects Florida’s coasts
We don’t systematically take care of mangroves, though, the way we do with roads and utility lines.