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Deputy Managing Attorney

Aerial photo of a large lake with green algae slime floating on the top
June 27, 2023

Another Florida “Summer of Slime” — And State Government Just Made It Worse

By Alisa Coe  /  Florida Office

A newly passed state law prevents local cities and counties from passing new local fertilizer regulations — or strengthening ones already on the books

View of a wind turbine off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island from a boat donned with a waving U.S. flag
October 20, 2020

New Oceans Bill Offers One Plan for Two Crises

By Alisa Coe  /  Florida Office

This might seem obvious, but our planet is mostly ocean. So we can’t talk about a sustainable future and environmental justice without also talking about ocean protection.

Everglades National Park
March 3, 2017

The Everglades Under Fire

By Alisa Coe  /  Florida Office & Policy and Legislation Team

Florida is taking advantage of the new political environment to try and weasel out of its legal commitment to clean up Everglades National Park.

July 15, 2016

Las Aguas De La Florida Cubiertas de Limo Deben Provocar Un Llamado De Alerta Nacional

By Alisa Coe  /  Florida Office

Miles de ciudadanos están utilizando sus cámaras y cuentas en redes sociales para documentar la terrible realidad de lo que está sucediendo en el Sur de la Florida, donde el gobierno bombea miles de millones de galones de agua contaminada por la gran agroindustria en el Lago Okeechobee.

Photo courtesy of Dylan Hansen
July 15, 2016

Florida’s Slimed Waters Should Prompt National Wake Up Call

By Alisa Coe  /  Florida Office

A toxic algae outbreak in Lake Okeechobee that’s fouling waterways on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts has focused the national spotlight on Florida’s water pollution nightmare.