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Center for Biological Diversity

Environmental groups sue the Trump administration to protect 11 Florida species

Recent federal cuts impacts are being challenged by the Center for Biological Diversity in their lawsuit to protect Florida species.

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over deregulation of toxic waste

More than half a dozen conservation and environmental organizations have sued the Trump administration. They say the federal government has failed to respond to requests for better oversight of toxic waste from fertilized production and...
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Environmental groups rally to keep protections for the Florida scrub jay

Several environmental groups have intervened in a lawsuit that is challenging local protections for the Florida scrub jay.
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Feds propose expanding ‘critical’ habitat for manatees in Florida and Puerto Rico

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to publish a proposed rule for 1.9 million acres being designated as critical manatee habitat.

Judge says Piney Point operators responsible for 2021 toxic wastewater spill

A federal judge found Piney Point’s operators liable for the major spill of toxic wastewater into Tampa Bay in 2021. HRK Holdings LLC was ordered to pay a fine of $846,900 on Wednesday. But the...
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Environmental groups ask the feds to set Florida water quality standards for algae bloom toxins

A coalition asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set water-quality standards for toxins from algae blooms in Florida.
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Environmental groups could sue the feds for delays in determining if manatees are reclassified as endangered

In 2022 the groups asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reclassify manatees from a threatened species to an endangered species.
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What we know about the latest possible tear in a Mosaic gypstack liner at its New Wales plant in Florida

There’s a possible leak of water at a Polk County phosphogypsum stack owned by the giant fertilizer company Mosaic.
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Feds will review protections for manatees, including a possible endangered species re-listing

Federal wildlife officials will consider whether manatees should be classified as an endangered species, pointing to the loss of seagrass.

Lawsuit seeks gopher tortoise protections

Conservation groups are challenging a federal decision to reject listing gopher tortoises as endangered or threatened species,
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Ron DeSantis signs a bill allowing Florida to test radioactive phosphogypsum in roads after environmental groups urged a veto

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that lets Florida test radioactive phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry waste product, in building roads.
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UPDATE: Ron DeSantis signs a bill allowing Florida to test radioactive phosphogypsum in roads after environmental groups urged a veto

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that lets Florida test radioactive phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry waste product, in building roads.
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