A new showdown is brewing over manatee protection. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is fighting back on a ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking a federal appeals court to quickly halt a district judge’s ...

Judge orders a stop on septic tanks near North Indian River Lagoon until Florida comes up with better plans on how to save sea cows.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ... of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon. The department last week filed a motion that ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has gone to a federal appeals court after a U.S. district judge last month ruled that the state has violated the Endangered Species Act as manatees ...

“New residential and commercial construction that use (septic tanks) will only exacerbate nitrogen loading into the North IRL (Indian River Lagoon ... filed the lawsuit in 2022, after Florida had a ...

The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1983 to protect the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has gone to a federal appeals court after a U.S. district judge last month ...

DeSantis' Florida Boater Freedom Initiative bans FWC vessel safety inspections that uncover BUI, boat safety and fishing ...

“These results highlight a striking shift in the ecological health of the Indian River Lagoon,” McCoy said. “The ...

A federal judge ordered Florida to reinstate a manatee feeding program and halt new septic tank permits near the Indian River Lagoon. The order mandates Florida to apply for an Incidental Take ...