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The Scoop: Wed. Feb. 26, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida is still experiencing a patchy red tide bloom but satellite imagery shows a large reduction in the intensity.

Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force gives a red tide update

Listen: Florida’s Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force met in St. Petersburg Tuesday and gave an update based on recent satellite images. The task force was reactivated in 2019 by Governor Ron DeSantis to focus on...
Florida red tide, Feb. 2025

Red tide stretches from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys: what is it?

A prolonged red tide in 2018 lasted over 10 months. During this period red tide was extreme, killing thousands of fish in Florida.

The Scoop: Fri. Oct. 18, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida residents need to be cautious of a possible bloom of harmful algae containing red tide. The LIFT Academy plans to reopen Monday.

Large potential red tide bloom may come to Southwest Florida

Listen: Red tide is a harmful algal bloom that produces a strong odor like rotten eggs, and a large bloom has been detected off the coast of Florida that could contain the algae.  Satellite images show...

Environmental groups and Florida reach a settlement over the Piney Point crisis

Piney Point, the former phosphate plant site, leaked millions of gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay in 2021 leading to red tide.
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The new Florida budget: here’s how these special interests made out, from bears to leaf blowers to the beef industry

The Florida budget includes money for more than 1,500 programs and projects that lawmakers want to bring back to their communities.
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Manatee deaths decrease in 2023 in Florida

©2024 The News Service of Florida After seeing a surge of deaths in 2021 and 2022, the number of manatees that died in Florida last year dropped to 556, according to preliminary information posted on...
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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.

Bacteria found in Lido Casino Beach

A part of Sarasota’s Lido Beach is under a no-swim advisory. High bacteria levels were shown in water samples taken from a Sarasota Beach.

WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

New Florida abortion bill Tomorrow a panel in the Florida House is scheduled to take up a bill that seeks to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee will hold the...
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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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