Alisa Coe

Deputy Managing Attorney

Florida Office

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Alisa Coe

Deputy Managing Attorney Florida Office

Julie Hauserman
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
jhauserman@earthjustice.org

Alisa Coe is the deputy managing attorney for the Florida regional office of Earthjustice, located in Tallahassee, FL.

Coe received her law degree with honors in 2002 from Tulane University Law School. She also earned a Master of Studies in Environmental Law with highest honors from Vermont Law School. She began her legal practice in New Orleans, uncovering air pollution violations at oil refineries and founding a general litigation firm.

In 2004, Alisa joined the Florida office of Earthjustice as a litigator. At Earthjustice, she serves as lead counsel for the conservation groups in the two decades-old Everglades water pollution litigation. She has done extensive work on tort cases, cases to stop sewage and agricultural pollution, and coal plant challenges.

Expert Posts & Articles

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Julie Hauserman
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
jhauserman@earthjustice.org

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FL, LA

Quoted in the News

July 24, 2026

Florida Trib

Florida wildlife under threat from Trump administration rule

“Saving these animals isn’t just for the animals. It’s also for us. It’s part of our cultural heritage as Floridians.”
May 10, 2024

Tampa Bay Times

Epidemic of dying sea life shows Florida’s lax water quality regulation is fouling our public waters

An opinion piece by Alisa Coe, Deputy Managing Attorney, Florida Office, Earthjustice

Latest Press Statements

October 14, 2024

Florida Supreme Court declines to review overwhelming statewide vote that directed tax dollars to conservation land-buying for future generations

State agencies using accounting gimmicks, improperly spending land-buying tax money
Everglades National Park is one of America’s great places. The vast South Florida marsh is the largest continuous stand of sawgrass prairie left in North America and is the continent’s most significant tropical bird breeding ground.
February 11, 2019

Federal Judge Rejects Request to Let Florida Off the Hook for Everglades Cleanup

Consent decree provides important water quality protections and requires that water sent south to the Everglades is clean
Everglades National Park
September 19, 2018

Conservationists Request Court Order In Constitutional Land-Buying Case Go Into Effect Immediately

In face of algae crisis, state should not wait to act during lengthy appeals process