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Guest Editorial: We Need to Protect the Gulf From Exposure to Oil Spills ~ Opinion ~

Guest Editorial: We Need to Protect the Gulf From Exposure to Oil Spills

A little more than a decade ago, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon British Petroleum oil rig killed 11 workers and spilled over 130 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was the biggest oil spill ever in U.S. waters and one of the worst environmental disasters anywhere ever.

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Rule Change Would Fuel Development Letter to the Editor

Rule Change Would Fuel Development

by John Donnelly Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity in conjunction with some Monroe County commissioners, staffers and state legislators and

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DEAR GOVERNOR: Keep Strong Protections for Environmentally Sensitive Areas Letter to the Editor

DEAR GOVERNOR: Keep Strong Protections for Environmentally Sensitive Areas

by John Donnelly…. LETTER TO GOVERNOR DESANTIS Dear Governor & Administrative Commission Chairman DeSantis: Please allow me a moment to

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IS KEYS ENERGY LYING TO FEMA? * Featured Story *

IS KEYS ENERGY LYING TO FEMA?

“…local officials, including law enforcement tasked with protecting the environment, were on site, apparently witnessing the breach of the permit and environmental laws, but said nothing…”

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Reef Relief to City: Vote Yes on Chemical Sunscreen Ban Water World

Reef Relief to City: Vote Yes on Chemical Sunscreen Ban

Dear Editor, Reef Relief strongly encourages the City Commission and the residents of Key West to support a proposed ordinance

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Federal Government Sues Roger Bernstein Over Ownership of Wisteria Island * Featured Story *

Federal Government Sues Roger Bernstein Over Ownership of Wisteria Island

by Arnaud and Naja Girard There is a new twist in the drawn-out battle between the Bureau of Land Management

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Are Caterpillars Chewing Up Your Royal Poinciana Tree? Environment

Are Caterpillars Chewing Up Your Royal Poinciana Tree?

[Note: Some of Key West’s Royal Poinciana trees are experiencing a caterpillar infestation.  Here is some important information put together

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South Florida Awash in Cow Manure Environment

South Florida Awash in Cow Manure

State Allows Massive Animal Waste Discharges to Surface and Ground Waters     As South Florida waters suffer new outbreaks of

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Post Hurricane Irma Restoration Planned for National Key Deer Refuge Environment

Post Hurricane Irma Restoration Planned for National Key Deer Refuge

A message from FWS Refuge Manager, Dan Clark… The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in partnership with the Institute

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Atlantic Anglers and Captains Encouraged to Assist FWC with Red Snapper Research Water World

Atlantic Anglers and Captains Encouraged to Assist FWC with Red Snapper Research

Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute are asking for help from

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