Associated PressMarch 19, 2020
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From Florida's beaches to Jeff Kottkamp's ski trip to California mountains: public backlash.
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Associated PressMarch 19, 2020
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 18, 2020
3min711
The order only affects four beaches.
Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2020
4min1363
Uhlfelder's response to Huckabee's Bar complaint: Make My Day
Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2020
6min1198
Insurance ratepayers in Florida have, and will continue to, subsidize coastal owners.
Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2019
5min447
"Visit Florida touts a 'return on investment' by taxpayers, but that hasn’t always been the case."
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 1, 2018
3min445
Gov. Rick Scott directed another $3 million to Pinellas County for red tide relief Thursday, bringing the total so far for Pinellas to $6.3 million. The funding comes from the Florida Department of Environment Protection’s red tide emergency fund. Scott is infusing another $3 million into that fund to make sure other Florida counties can access […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 19, 2018
4min477
Floridians (and visitors) now have a way to know how much red tide is affecting the state’s beaches. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with other state and local groups, launched a new tool Friday that predicts the levels of respiratory irritation present on beaches affected by airborne toxins associated with red tide. […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 20184min697
Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long told a panel of environmental scientists and Gulf Coast business leaders Wednesday efforts to mitigate red tide are in full swing and will continue as long as the massive algae bloom threatens Florida beaches, fisheries and recreation. Pinellas County has 13 boats collecting dead fish and conducting monitoring activities in […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018
4min683
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council approved nearly $300 million in projects to restore and protect Florida’s Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill, Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday. The Council is comprised of the five Governors from the states affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon/BP spill and several federal agencies. Congress created the council through […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 27, 2018
6min516
A group of local environmentalists and community activists are asking Gov. Rick Scott to accept responsibility for what they describe as his poor environmental record they say worsened the ongoing red tide crisis plaguing Florida’s Gulf coast. “Our elected leaders have not only done nothing to help us, but they are making the problem worse,” […]
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