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 ...

A federal judge Monday ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take a series of steps aimed at ...

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 ...

A local conservation group, Bear Warriors United, told the court the state wasn’t doing enough to protect the Florida manatee ...

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

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

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

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ... the Endangered Species Act as manatees face threats in the Indian River Lagoon. A notice of appeal, sent to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court ...

Stretching for some 156 miles along Florida’s east ... blooms have also contributed to manatee starvation and impacted lagoon fisheries and the larger Indian River Lagoon economy, which is ...