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State extends Gulf snook fishing another year

State extends Gulf snook fishing another year

tate wildlife regulators extended Thursday a ban on snook fishing along the state’s Gulf coast for another year

Florida coral reefs damaged by cold water

Florida coral reefs damaged by cold water

A rare series of cold-water upwellings from the deep ocean has severely damaged coral reefs in Florida already stressed by pollution, scientists say.

Water managers OK Florida-U.S. Sugar land deal

Water managers OK Florida-U.S. Sugar land deal

All the old critics turned out to blast Gov. Charlie Crist’s no-longer-so big sugar land purchase as a bad deal for taxpayers that could wind up hurting Everglades restoration more than it would help it.
They were joined by some new ones, a handful of Tea Partiers and Rick Scott, who claimed his Republican rival for [...]

Bear saved after 10 days with jar stuck on head

Bear saved after 10 days with jar stuck on head

A six-month-old bear dubbed ‘Jarhead’ has been saved after having its head stuck in a container for at least 10 days.
The clear plastic container was removed from the cub’s head, where it had become lodged after the animal was digging through rubbish in a neighborhood in central Florida.
Animal welfare experts say the cub was [...]

Revised 2010 hurricane forecast: ‘major hurricanes’ ahead

Revised 2010 hurricane forecast: ‘major hurricanes’ ahead

The 2010 hurricane season in the Atlantic, now heading into its most active three month stretch, stands a strong chance of becoming the 11th above-normal season in the past 15 years, according to federal forecasters.
June and July were less active than the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center expected them to be when it issued [...]

Florida to invest stimulus cash in clean-tech companies

Florida to invest stimulus cash in clean-tech companies

Fueled by federal stimulus money, Florida is looking to pour millions of dollars into businesses that “go green” in a major way – but there are some strings attached to it.
In the first known program of its kind, the state plans to use $36 million in stimulus cash from the U.S. Department of Energy to [...]

Sole resigns as Fla. environmental chief

Sole resigns as Fla. environmental chief

TALLAHASSEE — Mike Sole announced Monday that he will resign as secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Sept. 10 after leading the state’s response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Mimi Drew, the agency’s deputy secretary of regulatory programs, as an interim replacement.
Sole’s letter of resignation to Crist [...]

Madagascar rain forests, Florida’s Everglades listed as endangered

Madagascar rain forests, Florida’s Everglades listed as endangered

(CNN) — Florida’s Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar have been added to a list of world heritage sites in danger.
The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the decision at its 34th annual meeting in Brasilia, Brazil.
Degradation of the Everglades has caused its addition to [...]

South Florida, East Coast likely spared oil impact

South Florida, East Coast likely spared oil impact

NEW ORLEANS – Government scientists are saying South Florida and the East Coast will likely not see any oil impact from the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday that an analysis shows most surface oil remaining in the Gulf has degraded to a thin sheen.
The oil is hundreds of [...]

Florida to offer travel incentives on BP’s dime

Florida to offer travel incentives on BP’s dime

Florida hotel and restaurant owners want to give travelers a free ride and a half-priced room to convince them to visit and they want to do it on BP’s dime.
The gulf oil leak has tourists gun-shy but many think BP gas cards and hotel vouchers could be the nudge skeptical tourists need to visit Florida.
A [...]

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