Officials would have to inspect septic tanks every five years. A bill to reduce algal blooms, and protect Florida’s declining manatee population, is inching forward in the Legislature. A Senate […]
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Don’t feed the Starving Manatees
December 12, 2021 – No one wants to see an animal suffer, but when it comes to manatees wildlife officials ask you to please refrain from feeding them. It will […]
Titusville Sewage Spill Could Top Half a Million
(Clickorlando.com, May 2021) In December 2020 Titusville’s Osprey sewer plant spilled more than 7 million gallons of raw sewage into ponds at Sand Point Park, which feed into the Indian […]
Two dozen sea turtles rescued after washing up in Brevard County
(WFTV.com/news November 9,2020) Two dozen sea turtles have washed up on shore in Brevard County as Tropical Storm Eta has been bringing wind and some rain to the area all […]
DeSantis signs water-quality bill touted as historic, yet also condemned as polluter-friendly
(June 30, 2020 FloridaPhoenix.com) Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law the “Clean Waterways Act,” adopted in March by the Florida Legislature. Senate Bill 712, text found here SB 712 […]
Brevard Zoo Completes Largest Living Shoreline Yet
(June 23, 2020 Space Coast Daily news) This conservation project, which took several weeks to complete, was jointly funded by the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and Brevard County’s […]
Vero Beach Stormwater Utility
June 21, 2020. CWC FB post. On Tuesday at 9:30 am, the City Council is holding a pre-budget workshop on the possibility of initiating a Stormwater Utility to fund water […]
Indian River Lagoon mangroves provide habitat for numerous species, hurricane protection
June 11, 2020 TCPalm.com “Mangrove trees are super trees,” said Caity Savoia, lead scientist at the Marine Resources Council in Palm Bay. Mangrove trees can survive in both fresh and salt […]
Interior to push drilling in Florida waters after November election
Photo credit Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Politico.com, 6/10/2020. According to reporter, Ben Lefebvre, “Interior has spent years working on a proposed drilling plan that would expand oil companies‘ access to waters […]
UF Researchers To Study How Algae Blooms Hurt Florida’s Economy
(WJCT, Brendan Rivers) May 12, 2020 “A team led by University of Florida researchers is receiving nearly $280,000 to study the social and economic costs of harmful algal blooms.” The […]