Center for Biological Diversity Archives

African American Monday, June 19th 2023

JUNETEENTH and The Quest for Freedom

The real celebration of freedom in the U.S. is June 19. Today, a look at Congressional efforts to end the “Punishment Loophole” in the 13th...

Central America Wednesday, May 17th 2023

MidPoint: Florida’s New Immigration Laws

Local Immigration lawyers Chelsea Nowel and Ananis Makar joined Shelley for an overview of the new punitive and disruptive Florida immigration laws that threaten the...

Constitution Tuesday, April 25th 2023

The First Amendment Fundamental Freedoms

The basic freedoms under the first amendment to the U.S. constitution is explored across a multiplicity of quality of life issues. Patró Mabíli substitutes, taking...

African American Sunday, April 16th 2023

Free Speech Where Freedom Comes To Die

Free Speech is under threat in the U.S. and especially Florida where fascist rulers manufacture punitive law. A Free Speech event is on April 29,...

Civil Liberties Wednesday, March 08th 2023

MidPoint: Bloggers and Pundits Beware!

New legislation proposed by the Republican super-majority would make it easier to suppress free speech in Florida by requiring bloggers who write about the Governor’s...

Constitution Wednesday, December 21st 2022

Dan Ruth is Back & He’s Got Some Things to Say!

Dan Ruth is Back and He’s got Some Things to Say!

Constitution Monday, March 05th 2018

Could Floridians vote on a drilling ban in state waters?

There is one possible amendment up for consideration by the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission that would ban all fossil fuel drilling in Florida waters; our guest in the studio was Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director of the...

Environment Wednesday, December 20th 2017

Judge rules against environmentalists on Florida phosphate mining

A federal judge has ruled in favor of phosphate mining in Florida and against a coalition of environmental groups trying to slow the expansion of mining in West Central Florida. WMNF News interviewed Jaclyn Lopez,...

Environment Wednesday, December 21st 2016

Environmentalists will sue if Corps permits Florida phosphate mining

Four environmental groups have put the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on notice that they’ll sue if the Corps follows through with authorizing phosphate mining on more than 50,000 acres of land in Central Florida....

Environment Thursday, August 11th 2016

Wildfire may actually help nature on Egmont Key: environmentalist

In July a wildfire on protected Egmont Key burned eighty acres of habitat; but an environmentalist says it may have actually benefited the wildlife on the island at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Dave Howard is...

Environment Thursday, July 28th 2016

Enviro groups sue feds to stop oil exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress

Several environmental groups are suing the National Park Service to stop oil and gas exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. Jaclyn Lopez is Florida director of the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the...

Environment Monday, March 23rd 2015

Center for Biological Diversity warns of climate crisis effects on Florida wildlife

Environment Friday, September 05th 2014

Two Florida corals have federal blueprint for recovery

Environment Thursday, August 28th 2014

Endangered Species Act will protect 20 coral species

Endangered Species Act will protect 20 species of coral

Environment Thursday, July 10th 2014

Loggerhead sea turtles handed nearly 700 miles of critical habitat by feds

Environment Tuesday, July 01st 2014

Feds consider weakening protections for manatees from endangered to threatened status

Feds consider weakening protections for manatees

Environment Wednesday, December 30th 2009

Manatees dying seven times more than sustainable level

A Federal report shows that the Florida manatee death rate is seven times the sustainable level. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service released their stock assessment report on manatees, which says that boat collisions account for...

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