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Citrus and Hernando counties open sandbag sites due to heavy rain

Weather

Citrus and Hernando counties open sandbag sites due to heavy rain

Animals

FWC: Parts of Florida can expect manatee population to decline in the coming decades

The FWC presented its findings Wednesday in a staff report on the Unusual Mortality Event (UME) which was declared in March.
Environment

Report: Fracking caused millions of gallons of waste to be dumped into the Gulf of Mexico over the last decade

At least 66.3 million gallons of fracking waste were dumped into the Gulf since 2010, the report says.
Environment

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried promotes initiative in St. Pete to combat red tide

The stop is part of Fried's three-day tour to discuss the new environmental effort.
Environment

'We are re-writing the rules': Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried outlines new state Clean Water Initiative

The initiative comes at a time when the Tampa Bay area is being plagued by red tide and manatee deaths are on the rise.
Environment

'We are re-writing the rules': Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried outlines new state Clean Water Initiative

The initiative comes at a time when the Tampa Bay area is being plagued by red tide and manatee deaths are on the rise.
Environment

Gov. DeSantis announces completion of Old Tamiami Trail project

The governor's office said the removal of six miles of roadbed in the Everglades finished six months ahead of schedule.
Red Tide

Scientists using dead fish as fertilizer to study red tide

With tons of dead sea life found in the Tampa Bay area, scientists find out if the dead animals can be used as a non-toxic fertilizer.
Animals

Manatee impacted by red tide getting 'life-saving care' at ZooTampa

It's been a record-breaking year for manatee deaths in Florida, and red tide seems to be making things worse for the mammal.
Red Tide

Red tide: 3.5 million pounds of marine debris removed from Pinellas County

Water samples show high levels of red tide persisting off the county's coast.
Red Tide

Tampa's Great Bay Scallop search canceled by red tide

The event happens every year in the Bay area.
Science

Citizen scientists helping monitor red tide with low-cost HABscope

The HABscope collection of samples helps provide information about early warnings for respiratory irritation caused by red tide.

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Citrus and Hernando counties open sandbag sites due to heavy rain

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Citrus and Hernando counties open sandbag sites due to heavy rain

FWC: Parts of Florida can expect manatee population to decline in the coming decades

Report: Fracking caused millions of gallons of waste to be dumped into the Gulf of Mexico over the last decade

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried promotes initiative in St. Pete to combat red tide

'We are re-writing the rules': Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried outlines new state Clean Water Initiative

'We are re-writing the rules': Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried outlines new state Clean Water Initiative

Gov. DeSantis announces completion of Old Tamiami Trail project

Scientists using dead fish as fertilizer to study red tide

Manatee impacted by red tide getting 'life-saving care' at ZooTampa

Red tide: 3.5 million pounds of marine debris removed from Pinellas County

Tampa's Great Bay Scallop search canceled by red tide

Citizen scientists helping monitor red tide with low-cost HABscope

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