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The High Cost Of Sunshine: Public Records In Florida Can Cost More Than A Year’s Salary
March 29, 2021
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: Last year as the COVID-19 pandemic raced across Florida, the international nonprofit health care provider Partners In Health offered
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Fort Lauderdale Hired A Nonprofit To Test Its Water. The Mayor Doesn’t Want You To Know What They Found
February 23, 2021
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: After the city hired Miami Waterkeeper to test water and post its findings, Mayor Dean Trantalis threatened to fire
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More Florida manatees have been crushed by flood gates, contributing to a deadly year
February 11, 2021
Chris Perkins for the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes: Florida’s manatees had an especially deadly year in 2020, marked by particularly grim incidents: flood
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Fort Lauderdale officials decide to continue monitoring of recreational waterways with Miami Waterkeeper
January 26, 2021
Ian Margol for Local 10 writes: Suzee Bailey said she moved to Fort Lauderdale about eight years ago because she loved the idea of
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Mayor shames contractor for warning public about ‘high levels of bacteria’ in Fort Lauderdale waterways
January 25, 2021
Ian Margol for Local 10 writes: At the beginning of the year, given all the sewage spills in Fort Lauderdale last year, the city
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Environmentalists challenge permitting change in Florida
January 15, 2021
Jim Saunders for News 4 Jax writes: A coalition of environmental groups Thursday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a potentially far-reaching move by the
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Environmentalists sue to stop Florida from handling wetlands development permits
January 14, 2021
Zachary T Sampson for the Tampa Bay Times writes: Environmental advocacy groups are suing the federal government to stop Florida from regulating development decisions
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Feds Say Nuclear Equipment Failures Led to Shutdowns at Turkey Point
January 11, 2021
Izzy Kapnick for the Miami New Times writes: Control-room alerts repeatedly rang out at Florida Power and Light’s Turkey Point nuclear plant near Homestead
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Fixing Biscayne Bay Will Cost More Than $20 Million
December 27, 2020
Jenny Staletovich for WMFV writes: This week Gov. Ron DeSantis and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced plans to spend $20 million dollars to
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$20 Million Restoration Plan For Biscayne Bay A Promising ‘First Step’ Says Miami Waterkeeper
December 21, 2020
Karli Barnett for CBS 4 writes: In a year marred by massive fish kills, local and state leaders are taking, what some consider, long
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DeSantis, Levine Cava announce multimillion-dollar infusion to strengthen Biscayne Bay
December 21, 2020
Gina Benitez and Kevin Ozebek for WSVN write: Biscayne Bay is a resilient body of water, but it needs help staying that way, so state and
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Manatee mystery: Sea cow found decapitated in Florida
December 16, 2020
Louis Aguirre for Click Orlando writes: A manatee mystery has South Florida officials scratching their heads after one of the gentle sea cows was found dead,
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