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More than 300 Florida manatees dead in first six weeks of 2021

by Elizabeth Duan | February 24, 2021
“According to recent state statistics posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the first six weeks of 2021 have seen extremely high mortality rates of Florida’s manatees. Between January 1 and February 12, 2021, 317 manatees have died, according to  ...

EPA’s assessments of chemicals draws criticism from its own scientists

“Many U.S. scientists working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) say they don’t trust the agency’s senior leaders to be honest and they fear retaliation if they were to report a violation of the law, according to a survey of employees conducted in 2020. The negative ...

Non-profit says Florida may be in a “manatee extinction crisis”

“An environmental non-profit says Florida may be facing a manatee extinction crisis. The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, has been tracking more than 300 manatee deaths this year alone, and for the majority of them, the cause of death wasn’t even ...

Opinion: Get the Dirty Sources Out of State’s Renewable Energy Program

by Tim Whitehouse | February 20, 2021
“Since 2004, Maryland residents have invested millions of dollars in renewable energy sources as we strive to create new energy sector jobs and reduce our carbon emissions in the face of the climate crisis. A lot of Marylanders’ money is being wasted on these dirty energy ...

Senate slows Biden’s record-breaking staffing efforts

by Elizabeth Duan | February 19, 2021
“On day one, President Biden broke modern records by filling more than a third of the roughly 3,000 political posts across the federal government that do not require Senate confirmation. But for the administration’s 1,250 political appointees that do require Senate approval, it ...

Government Agency Charged With Protecting Endangered Species Takes Payments From Developers

by Elizabeth Duan | February 18, 2021
“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service exists to conserve nature. In Collier County, Florida, money from developers may be interfering with that mission. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is failing in its duty to protect endangered species. Fish and Wildlife Service officials — in ...
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