Florida

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News Releases for Florida

LOW PRIORITY TOXIC SITES GO TO HEAD OF FLORIDA’S CLEANUP LINE

Rural Residents at Greater Risk from Leaving the Most Hazardous Sites Unabated

FLORIDA’S TOXIC CLEANUP TRUST FUNDS LOOTED

Quarter Billion Dollar Diversion Compounded by Plummeting Penalty Revenue

MANY FLORIDIANS UNKNOWINGLY DRINK CONTAMINATED WATER

No Notice to Residents at Thousands of Sites Polluted by Leaking Petroleum Tanks

FLORIDA ECO-ENFORCEMENT STILL SCRAPING BOTTOM

Even Slight Upturns Cannot Mask Historic Nosedive in Pollution Control

MANATEE MORTALITY SPIKED IN 2016

Record Number of Florida Manatees Killed by Boat Collisions

FLORIDA PANTHER DEATHS TIE RECORD HIGH IN 2016

80% Killed in Collisions – A New All-Time High Rate and Number

CANAVERAL SUPERINTENDENT KICKED UPSTAIRS TO NON-JOB

“Strategic Planning” Posting Highlights Park Service Accountability Blind Spot

EPA SHOULD KEEP OVERSIGHT OF FLORIDA DRINKING WATER

State Potable Water Program Is a Shambles and Getting Significantly Worse

SCOTT’S UNDECLARED POLLUTERS’ HOLIDAY STAINS FLORIDA

Total Pollution Fine Revenue at Historic Low; Many Violators Face No Fines at All

FLORIDA’S DRINKING PROBLEM – UNSAFE WATER

Widespread Potable Water Violations but Virtually Nonexistent Enforcement



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