In Florida, Toxic Algae is a Year-Round Fight

A fluorescent green toxic algae outbreak on St. Johns River on November 12, 2013.

For those of us living here in sunny Florida, noxious green slime outbreaks like the one that shut Toledo, Ohio’s, water system, are now a year-round occurrence.

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Pesticides: Stories from the Frontlines, Part 3

A cropduster sprays agricultural fields.

In this third installment of a weekly series, farmworkers share stories from the frontlines, illustrating why we need an even stronger standard than EPA proposes.

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Atlantic Forage Fish Need Oversight of Industrial Trawl Fleet

Atlantic trawler.

Scientists and fishermen agree that the industrial midwater trawl fleet is taking a toll on many species on the Atlantic Coast. Unfortunately, an important action to rein in this damage is facing a substantial delay.

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Obama Opens Door to More Dirty Drilling in Atlantic

A humpback whale with newborn calf.

On July 18, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management gave its stamp of approval to a framework for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean, on an area of land stretching from Florida to the Delaware Bay.

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Pesticides: Stories from the Frontlines, Part 2

A bag made by the child of a farmworker. The bag, embroidered with the words "Don't kill my family please," is adorned with skulls. It was presented to Sen. Charles Shumer's office by farmworkers and advocates, who had traveled to Washington, D.C. in July

In this second installment of a weekly series, farmworkers share stories from the frontlines, illustrating why we need an even stronger standard than EPA proposes.

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