Florida

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News Releases for Florida

MANATEE DEATHS IN 2018 ALREADY TOP LAST YEAR’S HIGH TOLL

Nearly 100 Red Tide-Related Deaths So Far; Second-Highest Total This Decade

SOUTH FLORIDA AWASH IN COW MANURE

State Allows Massive Animal Waste Discharges to Surface and Ground Waters

FLORIDA RACKS UP SECOND WORST ECO-ENFORCEMENT IN 30+ YEARS

Scott Pollution Forgiveness Paints False Picture of Compliance with No Follow-Up

MEGA-POLLUTION VIOLATIONS BEFOUL ST. JOHNS RIVER

Non-Enforcement Leaves Florida’s Longest River with Excess Bacteria and Nutrients

FEDS URGED TO TACKLE RAMPANT FLORIDA WATER POLLUTION

Lack of State Enforcement vs. City of Lynn Haven Triggers Intervention Petition

DISASTROUS 2018 BRINGS RECORD MANATEE DEATHS

In Less Than 2 Months, 154 Florida Manatees Perish, One-Third from Cold Stress

FLORIDA TREATS OIL COMPANIES WITH KID GLOVES IN SPILL CLEANUPS

Taxpayers Often Left Holding the Bag in Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Program

ANOTHER LETHAL YEAR FOR FLORIDA PANTHERS IN 2017

Deaths Again Outstrip Litters with Heavy Toll on Females of Reproductive Age

500 MANATEE DEATHS IN 2017…AND COUNTING

Last Year’s Mortality Spike Already Topped Before December Cold Snaps

SCOTT’S PLEDGE TO RESTORE FLORIDA SPRINGS WAS A SCAM

Petroleum Cleanup $ Misdirected Outside Spring-Sheds or to Low Priority Projects



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