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Many of us can remember the awful, frustrating red tide outbreak of 2005-06, dead fish littered the shores and created an unsightly, smelly mess.
Venice Gondolier Sun
Some 1,500 volunteers fanned out to gather tons and tons of junk, but the junk was there to be picked up in the first place.
Naples Daily News
Years of research have not yet produced effective strategies to prevent red tide, the occasional algal outbreak that can wreak destruction on beaches,
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Naming storms is for those of us in the South, who get hit by tropical storms and hurricanes.
Tallahassee Democrat
The extended Southwest Florida community mourns the tragic passing of 11-year-old Jesse Watlington from Fort Myers.
Naples Daily News
Whether fried, steamed or served raw on the half-shell, oysters have never been my fancy.
Tallahassee Democrat
States must have broad leeway in how the money from BP is spent.
Pensacola News-Journal
When Flipper comes upside your boat, poking his cute schnoz in the air and making cute little squeaky noises, he can be hard to resist.
Venice Gondolier Sun
The ABC series "Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin from the Georgia Aquarium" will feature Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU.
Treasure Coast Palm
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers doubles volume of water released from Lake Okeechobee into St. Lucie Estuary
Treasure Coast Palm
Appreciation aside, harassing or disturbing a manatee is a crime, as it should be.
Tampa Bay Times
If there is a worse idea than to put an arts and crafts museum on the downtown waterfront, the city has yet to hear it.
Tampa Bay Times
Reports swirled that the Justice Department was negotiating a deal with BP to settle civil and criminal charges resulting from the oil spill.
Panama City News Herald
Yep, looks like we have to put up signs telling the common-sense-challenged among us not to ride the manatees.
Tampa Bay Times
It is a good time to point out the fabulous job local and state government have been doing to enhance the biking trails in our county.
Citrus County Chronicle
Environmental protection all too often takes a back seat when it comes to the conflict between water use and water conservation.
Citrus County Chronicle
The main reason for Lake Jackson's troubles is climate change. Less rainfall over all, and longer and deeper droughts are taking their toll.
Sebring News Sun

Letter To The Editor

You have to get out of shouting range of the politicians in Washington to appreciate what's really important to Americans.
Americans...

Citrus County Chronicle

Friend was murdered because of a small inconvenience caused by growing larger to perform the tasks God had given it more efficiently.
Let us...

Bradenton Herald

A key component of the original vision was limited interruption and separation from auto ways for bicyclists. The path through Haile introduces a...

Gainesville Sun

Please consider making history and leaving a permanent legacy from this County Commission by creating the Bay County Permanent Fund.

 

Panama City News Herald

Op Ed

At one time, Florida Forever stood as the largest program of its kind in the country.

TCPalm

All of Franklin County depends on the oyster industry to survive. It is an industry with a multimillion-dollar local economic impact.

Tallahassee Democrat

If you want to "Save Lake Okeechobee," "Save the Coastal Estuaries" and "Save the Everglades," then join us in restoring the River of Grass...

TCPalm

The water temperatures in Florida and other states are rising, and this is caused by global warming.

Tallahassee Democrat

While these permit applications and the continued mindset of the water management districts to find “more” water are disconcerting, there is one...

Citrus County Chronicle

he primary election just finished. In many races, where only one party put up a candidate or candidates, the election is over. However, it has...

Citrus County Chronicle


by Dr. Radut.