Red Tide Respiratory Forecast Is Expanding With Federal Grants
The Red Tide Respiratory Forecast has received $653,960 to "get more microscopes in more hands on more beaches." The funds will also help to expand detection of other toxic algae species.
Jenny Staletovich
Environmental Groups Ask Judge To Throw Out EPA Decision To Let Florida Oversee Wetlands Permitting
The groups say Florida's application was riddled with errors and fast-tracked to get a decision before the Trump Administration leaves office.
'Extremely Hazardous' Pesticide Federally Approved For Use On Florida Citrus
'It's A Little Thumb Sticking Out In The Everglades' — And It's Cost Taxpayers Millions in Flood Control
Opponents Say EPA Broke Rules When It Turned Over Wetlands Permitting To Florida
As Red Tide Spreads Along Florida's Gulf Coast, Army Corps Begins Reducing Polluted Discharges From Lake O
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said this week the deepening red tide did not factor into the decision to scale back releases. But the agency also said it has decided not to appeal a judge's order to factor damage from algae blooms into managing lake releases.
Environmentalists Heading To Court To Protect Disappearing Florida Plants
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice this week to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for the Everglades bully, Big Pine partridge pea and six other endangered plants.
Biscayne Bay Is Busy and Polluted. So Why Are There More Sawfish?
A new study by the University of Miami and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that tracked sawfish in Biscayne Bay for the first time found sightings increasing, suggesting the bay may provide an important migratory route or other important habitat.
Manatees Were Removed From the Endangered Species List In 2017. So Why Are So Many Still Dying?
A preliminary state tally for 2020 found 619 manatees were killed, up from last year and the second highest number in the last five years.
Even In A Pandemic, You Can Count On — Or Just Count — Birds
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a tradition that goes back 120 years. Those counts went ahead in South Florida this year, despite the pandemic. But there were some changes.
Belle Glade's Falling 'Black Snow' Is An Even Greater Concern As The COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Wilkine Brutus
People who live in Belle Glade, and surrounding rural areas where sugarcane burning takes place, have been worried about health hazards for a long time — they say now, with the pandemic, they're even more concerned about exposure to the smoke.
Gov. DeSantis Calls Reservoir 'A Top Environmental Priority'
Jim Turner / News Service of Florida
DeSantis said his office will continue to support the $1.6 billion Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir, which was approved by the Legislature in 2017 but has recently been questioned by new Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby.
EPA Shifts Permitting Decisions To Florida
Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida
In a relatively rare move, the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday announced approval of a plan to hand over federal permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.
Will Gov. DeSantis Hire Another Florida Climate Change Czar?
Zachary T. Sampson
Environmental advocates celebrated the creation of a chief resilience officer. Now they have doubts.
Racing The Sea: Miami Beach's Housing Crisis Worsened By Climate Change
Jenny Staletovich And Ayurella Horn-Muller
Nonprofits and city planners are working to create more affordable housing, but they're up against legislation that rewards rampant development.