New push for protection for manatees, Florida’s ‘gentle giants’
A proposal from the US Fish and Wildlife Service would revise critical habitat protections for the first time in nearly 50 ...
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Mining company vows to forge ahead when permitted despite feds’ Okefenokee Refuge expansion plan
Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals LLC plans to mine for titanium and zirconium just outside the refuge’s boundaries.
Unprecedented numbers of Florida manatees have died in recent years. New habitat protections could help them
Critical habitat would expand to nearly 2 million acres in the first update since the West Indian manatee was protected ...
Post-Idalia adaptations help Nature Coast Biological Station weather subsequent storms
Foremost among changes at the marine research facility is the purchase of a new mobile lab.
Country’s newest refuge protects land from Everglades to Gulf
The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area is home to over 70 federally or state-listed threatened and endangered species.
Group pushes for less pesticide use to save Florida’s endangered species
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing it of failing to protect endangered species.
Group sues over failure to protect panthers from pesticides; bill could boost ‘renewable’ fuel in Florida but cost consumers
The Center for Biological Diversity is seeking a ban on pesticides that threaten panthers and other endangered species.
DeSantis celebrates next step in Everglades restoration; bee found in Florida could be added to endangered species list
The Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Stormwater Treatment Area is part of efforts to improve water quality,
Fish and Wildlife Service proposes sprawling conservation area in Everglades watershed
As climate change drives more development inland, the hope is to push back against the impact.
Miami-Dade installs air conditioning in public housing; Florida songbird among species declared extinct
Miami-Dade County recently spent $2.3 million to purchase and install 1,700 new wall-unit air conditioners in public housing.
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