Judge’s Decision Leaves Florida’s Public Waters Unprotected Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:05 AM PST ***PRESS RELEASE*** Polluters Win; People and Wildlife Lose Judge’s Decision Leaves Florida’s Public Waters Unprotected FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2014 CONTACTS: David Guest, Earthjustice Attorney; (850) 228-3337 Manley Fuller, Florida Wildlife Federation; (850) 567-7129 Frank Jackalone, Florida Organizing Manager, […]
Mora, Camilo, et al. "Biotic and human vulnerability to projected changes in ocean biogeochemistry over the 21st century." PLoS biology 11.10 (2013): e1001682. Abstract Ongoing greenhouse gas emissions can modify climate processes and induce shifts in ocean temperature, pH, oxygen concentration, and productivity, which in turn could alter biological and social systems. Here, we provide […]
Thu 7 Nov 2013, 8:03am AEDT. ABCNews Scientists are worried the Great Barrier Reef is on the verge of being hit by the most damaging crown of thorns starfish outbreak on record. Sections of the reef between Cooktown and Cairns are already in the grip of an outbreak, the fourth recorded since the 1960s. "At […]
There's no better trip south than the one that takes you into Florida's playground. It's a place where the wake from vessels can take your mind into paradise and noone knows that better than Captain Karl Hamp. For 30 years he's had the best view from the office but has seen the worst of what […]
By Nadia Drake . htp://www.wired.com/ A viral outbreak that’s killing bottlenose dolphins is moving down the U.S. East Coast as the animals migrate south for the winter. Between July 1 and November 3, at least 753 animals have died. The outbreak began along the coast between New York and Virginia this summer. Now, carcasses are […]
October 22, 2013 Senate Office Building 404 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 RE: Protecting Our Rivers: A Call to Action for the State of Florida Dear Florida Senator, We are facing a crisis. Billions of gallons of polluted water are being discharged out of Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. […]
Citizens’ Clean Water Summit – November 16, 2013 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. University of Central Florida – Fairwinds Alumni Center 12676 Gemini Blvd. North, Orlando, FL 32816 Here is the idea: Bring representatives of the many water quality advocacy organizations from around the state together in one place for a day of planning. […]
Bruce Ritchie, 09/24/2013 – The Florida Current An attorney representing environmental groups on Tuesday told a federal judge that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was seeking to shirk a court requirement that it set pollution limits in the state. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle gave no indication of how he would rule on the […]
Bruce Ritchie, 09/23/2013 – 04:04 PM. The Florida Current Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says Floridians should enjoy a "victory lap" on the issue of federal water quality, but an attorney representing environmental groups suggests the state has nothing to celebrate. U.S. District Judge Robert H. Hinkle on Tuesday is scheduled to consider a request […]
Court Asked to Speed Up Lawsuit Seeking Public Disclosure of Pollutants From BP’s Gulf Spill