Ryan NicolMarch 5, 2019
7min376
Several members have requested funding for infrastructure upgrades.
Tag: water qualityMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Ryan NicolMarch 5, 2019
Jacob OglesMarch 3, 2019
13min512
Year of harmful algal blooms puts environment atop regional agenda.
Ryan NicolFebruary 13, 2019
4min484
Valenstein spoke before a House subcommittee.
Drew WilsonFebruary 4, 2019
4min402
Less phosphorus is flowing into Lake O.
Jacob OglesJanuary 30, 2019
5min511
She also signaled Ron DeSantis' water quality funding requires careful scrutiny.
Jacob OglesJanuary 13, 2019
4min349
Dana Young, VISIT FLORIDA’s new president and CEO, doesn’t expect a funding fight over the agency. “The new governor has said he realizes the vital role of tourism in our state budget, in our economic prosperity,” Young said. “When you realize tourism dollars make up roughly one-third of our state budget, then it’s an easy, […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 12, 2019
4min362
Leadership for the Florida Medical Association say Gov. Ron DeSantis’ water quality policies could be good medicine for health in the Sunshine State. “Thank you to Gov. DeSantis for his bold environmental agenda through his ‘Achieving More Now For Florida’s Environment’ executive order,” said Timothy J. Stapleton, CEO for the state association. “Gov. DeSantis understands […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 24, 2018
7min342
Pinellas County beach businesses reported 50 temporary layoffs and nine permanent layoffs associated with loss of business due to red tide. Forty-nine businesses self-reported losses totaling more than $1.5 million. Businesses reported losses through the Florida Damage Assessment program providing relief to businesses affected. Red tide continues to plague almost all of Pinellas County’s Gulf beaches, […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 19, 20184min477
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 8, 2018
6min408
Florida Governor Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate bid got some good news this week, thanks to a University of South Florida College of Marine Science report. A three-week red tide mission found abnormally cooler temperatures and increased salt content might have caused this year’s red tide outbreak. Scott is running against incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. Scott […]