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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Is Facing a Deadline to Increase Manatee Protections
May 25, 2026
Manatee survival has been under increasing threat for years, and more than 2,600 of the gentle giants have died since the start of 2020. Because
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Coastal residents fear ‘hideous’ seawalls will block waterfront views
May 25, 2026
Published: January 13, 2023, at 6:00 PM Read the original article on theguardian.com Aesthetics and social inequity are cause for concern as locals grapple
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Florida Is Fighting to Feed Starving Manatees This Winter
May 25, 2026
Published: January 3, 2023 at 7:00 AM Read the original article on WIRED. FEW VIGNETTES SHOW how much human activity has affected wildlife more than
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Don’t Trash Our Treasure: Reviewing stories that made a difference in 2022
May 25, 2026
Published: December 28, 2022, at 8:15 PM Read the original article and watch the broadcast on Local10.com. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The final Don’t Trash Our
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Urban Wastes Suffocating Biscayne National Park’s Waters
May 25, 2026
Published: December 22, 2022 Read the original article on nationalparkstraveler.org. MIAMI — In 1968 Congress set aside what eventually became Biscayne Bay National Park to protect that environmentally
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Offshore wind projects dominate federal fish habitat conservation work
May 25, 2026
Published: May 16, 2023 Read the original article on floridapolitics.com NOAA Fisheries’ habitat conservation experts in the Southeast are up to their necks in
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Lawmakers want to temporarily block new local fertilizer bans. Will DeSantis allow it?
May 25, 2026
Published: May 14, 2023 Read the original article on the Miami Herald. Environmental groups and local governments are battling state legislators over the fate
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Another group of conservationists plans to sue US government unless they save manatees
May 25, 2026
Published: May 4, 2023, Updated May 5, 2023 Read the original article on floridatoday.com Three environmental groups and an engineer from Puerto Rico plan
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PODCAST: Sick Bay – a conversation with Miami Waterkeeper
May 25, 2026
A RECENT REPORT CARD gave Biscayne Bay another set of poor ratings for water quality. And despite increased attention and new regulation in recent years, the bay
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Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Failure to Protect Manatees
May 25, 2026
For Immediate Release, May 2, 2023 Ragan Whitlock, Center for Biological Diversity, (727) 426-3653, [email protected]Sarah Pickering, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, (617) 852-6484,
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Groups to sue federal officials over manatee protection
May 25, 2026
Published: May 2,2023 Read the original article on APNews.com MIAMI (AP) — Several conservation groups announced Tuesday that they’re planning to sue federal wildlife
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Biscayne Bay report shows no improvement, remains at “tipping point”
May 25, 2026
Published: April 27, 2023 Read the original article on the Key Biscayne Independent. After decades of abuse, some environmentalists and scientists think the health
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