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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

MICHIGAN TORPEDOES ITS OWN GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PLAN

Small Savings from Wetlands Repeal Would Be Swamped by Higher Flood Damages

MICHIGAN THREATENS TO FUMBLE OBAMA GREAT LAKES INITIATIVE

State Plan to Abandon Wetlands Protection Undercuts New Great Lakes Effort

WHY THE OBAMA CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN WON’T WORK

Political Support for Cap & Trade Will Not Overcome Its Practical Shortcomings

RIDERSHIP FOR STOUGHTON LINE FALLS AS COSTS RISE

Worst Eco-Alternative Rail Line Will Cost Massachusetts $800,000 per Commuter

FOREST SERVICE AT SEA ON STATUS OF VAST MINERAL RIGHTS

Wilderness and Experimental Forests in 34 Eastern States Open to Drilling