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Gulf of Mexico
Future of Sarasota’s red tide depends on winds
Sarasota and Manatee Counties are experiencing a red tide bloom, but it’s not certain yet whether it will become severe or spread to the north or south — a lot depends on weather. For an...
St. Pete plans to upgrade sewer infrastructure
In a newspaper column Wednesday, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Krisemen wrote he is recommending to City Council using money from the BP disaster settlement on storm resiliency and sustainability. That’s after the city dumped fifteen million...
Tampa will use some BP money on Riverfront Park
The City of Tampa will use some money from the settlement with BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster to help fund redevelopment on the west side of the Hillsborough River. The city’s...
Preview of Gulf restoration meeting in St. Petersburg
If you want a say in how Gulf restoration funds are spent, you have a chance Wednesday night in St. Petersburg; the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has released a draft of funding priorities using...
Tampa Bay Estuary Program gets $2 million from Gulf oil spill
The Tampa Bay Estuary Program announced Thursday that it will be getting $2 million from Clean Water Act fines to fund seven local projects; the money is from a settlement with TransOcean and other companies...
Southwest Florida’s rate of sea level rise speeding up
The southwest coast of Florida, especially its beaches and mangroves, are being increasingly impacted by rising seas caused by global warming; on WMNF News’ MidPoint we spoke with Mike Barry — an environmental contractor with...
Pinellas County projects could get help from recent BP settlement
Pinellas County projects could get help from recent BP settlement
Florida to get $3.25 billion from BP in Gulf oil disaster settlement
Florida to get $3.25 billion from BP in Gulf oil disaster settlement
Ocean lovers will hold Hands Across the Sand this weekend in Florida and elsewhere
Ocean lovers will hold Hands Across the Sand this weekend in Florida and elsewhere
5 years later, effects from the BP oil spill still felt in the Gulf today
5 years later, effects from the BP oil spill still felt in the Gulf today
USF researcher looks back at five years of impacts on Gulf of BP disaster
USF researcher looks back at five years of impacts on Gulf of BP disaster
The Fairness Doctrine with Jennifer Sullivan, and the threat of fishing pirates in the Gulf of Mexico
