Florida Environmental News

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
N.O.A.A. satellites aid in the rescue of 207 people in 2011
...rom the year include: Alaska had the most people rescued on land last year with 39, followed by Florida with 11, and California with 8. N.O.A.A. SAR...

Friday, January 6th, 2012
TODAY: E.P.A. Chief and other Obama Administration Officials to Discuss Progress and Projects for Everglades Restoration at Everglades Coalition Conference in Stuart, Florida
...) Where: Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort & Marina 555 Nebraska Ocean Boulevard Stuart, Florida 34996 U.S.A. The Everglades Coalition Conferenc...

Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Decoding Corn Defenses for Improved Pest Resistance
...erinary Entomology in Gainesville. They worked on the research with colleagues at the University of Florida (UF). ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientif...

Thursday, January 5th, 2012
E.P.A. Chief and other Obama Administration Officials to Discuss Progress and Projects for Everglades Restoration at Everglades Coalition Conference in Stuart, Florida
...) Where: Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort & Marina 555 Nebraska Ocean Boulevard Stuart, Florida 34996 U.S.A. The Everglades Coalition Conferenc...

Thursday, January 5th, 2012
TODAY: E.P.A. Chief in Miami to highlight water and energy savings at new green building development
...from 12:00 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. EST Where: Brownsville Transit Village, 5200 NW 27 Avenue, Miami, Florida This event is in partnership with The White Hou...

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
TOMORROW: E.P.A. Chief in Miami to highlight water and energy savings at new green building development
...from 12:00 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. EST Where: Brownsville Transit Village, 5200 NW 27 Avenue, Miami, Florida This event is in partnership with The White Hou...

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
N.O.A.A. awards research grant to help prevent toxin-induced seafood poisoning in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
...aid Michael Parsons, professor of marine science and director of the Coastal Watershed Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University, who will lead the internat...

Friday, December 9th, 2011
Coral reef successfully restored after 2002 boat grounding in Florida Keys
... Download here. (Credit: NOAA) Corals damaged in 2002 when a boat ran aground in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are now thriving f...

Friday, December 9th, 2011
E.P.A. Awards 6 Environmental Justice Grants in the Southeast / Also declares solicitation for 2012 grants
...Area Health Education Center (Gainesville, FL) will assist 300 low-income residents in Gainesville, Florida to address elevated levels of dioxin and arsenic ...