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Whales, sea turtles, fish, rays, manatees, corals, and birds are now without protection.

The ruling derails the current administration’s efforts to further undermine the landmark conservation law.

Panel of appointees aligns with “national security” rationale from Secretary of Defense

Ruling derails future attempts to weaken law

Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act

Hundreds starved to death in 2021 because unchecked pollution is killing seagrass

Manatees starved to death because unchecked pollution killed seagrass

Earthjustice is using the power of the law to compel the government to fix the pollution causing manatee deaths.

We’re working to protect manatees from unprecedented mass starvation.

Elizabeth Forsyth, Attorney, Biodiversity Program, Earthjustice: “EPA is the federal agency that at the end of the day is responsible for ensuring that our nation waters are clean and that species like the Florida manatee are protected and can thrive, and at the end of the day, it’s EPA who needs to come in and…

Yet, industry group seeks to removed endangered species status.

Florida’s endangered manatee population received a welcome boost in a landmark legal settlement reached between conservationists and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Florida’s manatees received a welcome boost today with the announcement of a settlement between the conservationists and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC).

Florida tourism promoters are always looking to get stories in the newspaper to lure northern tourists — and their vacation cash — down here. But a recent story in the New York Times wasn’t what they had in mind.

This case challenges the failure of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reinitiate Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service on water quality standards for Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, where poor water quality has caused catastrophic mortality of Florida manatees. 

Fighting strip-mining within Peace River watershed

Dolphins, whales, sea otters, seals, manatees among species affected

60-day notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency to protect water quality manatees depend on