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Feds propose expanding ‘critical’ habitat for manatees in Florida and Puerto Rico

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to publish a proposed rule for 1.9 million acres being designated as critical manatee habitat.

Judge says Piney Point operators responsible for 2021 toxic wastewater spill

A federal judge found Piney Point’s operators liable for the major spill of toxic wastewater into Tampa Bay in 2021. HRK Holdings LLC was ordered to pay a fine of $846,900 on Wednesday. But the...
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Environmental groups ask the feds to set Florida water quality standards for algae bloom toxins

A coalition asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set water-quality standards for toxins from algae blooms in Florida.
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Environmental groups could sue the feds for delays in determining if manatees are reclassified as endangered

In 2022 the groups asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reclassify manatees from a threatened species to an endangered species.
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What we know about the latest possible tear in a Mosaic gypstack liner at its New Wales plant in Florida

There’s a possible leak of water at a Polk County phosphogypsum stack owned by the giant fertilizer company Mosaic.
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Feds will review protections for manatees, including a possible endangered species re-listing

Federal wildlife officials will consider whether manatees should be classified as an endangered species, pointing to the loss of seagrass.

Lawsuit seeks gopher tortoise protections

Conservation groups are challenging a federal decision to reject listing gopher tortoises as endangered or threatened species,
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Ron DeSantis signs a bill allowing Florida to test radioactive phosphogypsum in roads after environmental groups urged a veto

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that lets Florida test radioactive phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry waste product, in building roads.
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UPDATE: Ron DeSantis signs a bill allowing Florida to test radioactive phosphogypsum in roads after environmental groups urged a veto

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that lets Florida test radioactive phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry waste product, in building roads.
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Legal battle brewing over the iconic Florida flower, the ghost orchid

Listen:  Conservation groups in Florida have pleaded for official protection of one iconic flower native to Florida. Now, the groups are preparing to take legal action to force the U.S. government to protect it. After...
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Florida Legislature approves using radioactive phosphogypsum in roads; environmental groups urge the governor to veto

The Florida Senate gave final approval to a bill that could allow radioactive phosphogypsum in road construction; Environmentalists are urging Ron DeSantis to veto HB 1191 because of concerns over "water quality and public health."
red tide fish kill beach

Center for Biological Diversity calls for accountability over Florida’s red tide

As red tide kills marine life, the Center for Biological Diversity is calling on government officials to be held accountable.

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