Valerie Vande Panne
Environmental ReporterVvandepanne@wgcu.org
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.
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This holiday weekend, many people will want to celebrate at the beach with fireworks. However, fireworks can pose major problems or even death for threatened species of birds and turtles.
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The State of Florida is waiving sales tax on the purchase of supplies for many outdoor activities during the Outdoor Activity Supplies Sales Tax Holiday, from July 1 thru 7 of this year.
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reevaluating its operation plan managing Lake Okeechobee water levels and water releases from the lake.Known as the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual, the Corps is hoping to approve a new plan by August 4 that will determine when and how much water is discharged from Lake Okeechobee, and where that water will go.All of the proposals so far would raise the lake by at least a 1.5 feet, once the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes nearly $2 billion in much-needed repairs to the aging Herbert Hoover Dike. Yet keeping the Lake’s elevation at 17 feet or higher has some in Lee County concerned. Others want more time to properly evaluate the plans.
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A dog named Bella died after being exposed to toxic blue-green algae water on the C-51 canal in West Palm Beach.
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The public is welcome to attend the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's next Blue-Green Algae Task Force meeting on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.
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Florida has a growing invasive species population of a reptile that was formally considered a docile pet and is now prohibited by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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The Rights of Nature initiative was overwhelmingly passed by Orange County voters last fall. Now, activists statewide are hoping to get not just one, but five Rights of Nature constitutional amendment changes on the ballot in 2022.