Southeast-Gulf Coast

Florida Panthers Pad Toward Extinction

by | January 28, 2019
2018 Another High Lethality Year as Deaths Increasingly Outpace Declining Births ...

To Address Toxic Algae, Florida Governor Announces Sweeping Environmental Plan

by | January 15, 2019
From: Governing “The environment became a central issue in the heated election after algae blooms covered most of the 730-square-mile lake and coincided with a red tide in the Gulf of Mexico this past summer, littering beaches with dead sea turtles, dolphins, manatees and other sea life ...

Florida Governor Announces Sweeping Changes in Water Policy

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From: Trade Only Today “Two days after taking office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has released a proposal to clean up Florida’s waters. The action items include more aggressive policies to address green algae in Lake Okeechobee and toxic spills into coastal waterways. DeSantis plans to ...

DeSantis Announces Sweeping Fixes Meant to Clean Up Florida Water Woes

by | January 10, 2019
From: Miami Herald “DeSantis also ordered environmental enforcement moved from the state’s wildlife agency to the DEP. Under Scott, enforcement plummeted to its lowest in three decades last year, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Even before he was ...

Manatee Deaths in 2018 Approaching All-Time Record

by | December 31, 2018
More Than One-Seventh of Population Perished as Red Tide Mortality Tripled ...

Desantis Must Rebuild Floridas Broken Environment Agency

by | December 12, 2018
DEP Has to Return to Pollution Control Basics to Reverse Spiraling Eco-Threats ...
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