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More Manatees Have Died in Florida So Far This Year Than in All of 2017. Here’s Why

From: Miami Herald

“Most of the suspected or confirmed Red Tide victims were found dead in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties, but one recently turned up floating in Terra Ceia Bay…

Toxic Relationship: The Fraud at Hunters Point

From: SF Weekly

“Earlier this year, the EPA determined that as much as 97 percent of the data produced by Tetra Tech, the Navy contractor spearheading the former shipyard’s toxic cleanup…

Dead in the Water

From: Florida Sportsman

“Scott began to dismantle the programs, standards and agencies whose purpose was to monitor and improve Florida’s water quality in its watersheds, rivers and…

Red Tide’s Continuing Toll: The 554 Dead Manatees in 2018 Already Surpasses Last Year’s Total

From: Tampa Bay Times

“Numbers like these also have to be taken into context with the possibly increasing size of the manatee population and local abundance variations from year to…

Manatee Deaths Surpass 2017 Total in Florida

From: KSAT

“If manatee deaths continue at this rate for the rest of the year, 10% of the manatee population will perish, the PEER report said. "Florida's manatees have no defense against…


News Releases

INDUSTRY MOVES TO TAKE OVER JERSEY ECO-SCIENCE BOARD

DEP Sued to Force Release of Lobbying Messages for Industry-Backed Scientists

INSPECTOR GENERAL SWOOPS DOWN ON BORDER AGENCY

Commissioner Takes Leave as Agents Arrive to Scour Files and Computers

WORKPLACE EXPOSURES RISE AS OSHA HEALTH INSPECTIONS FALL

OSHA Drifts in Wrong Direction by Further Misallocating Scarce Resources

BORDER AGENCY AXES TOP LAWYER FOR WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

General Counsel Fired for Not Being “Collegial” in Reporting Waste and Abuse

LAKE OKEECHOBEE POLLUTION LEVELS SPIKE OUT OF CONTROL

Everglades Restoration Imperiled by Imploding South Florida Water Quality