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BRIAN SKOLOFF
Fla. keeps gator farms full by culling wild nests
- It's 7 a.m. in the marsh, and like some sort of cigar-chomping swamp cowboy, biologist Lindsey Hord is about to reach for something that could cost him a few fingers - or worse - if he's not careful.
Environmentalists sue EPA for cleaner water rules
- Five environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, claiming the federal government is violating the Clean Water Act by failing to set standards for farm and urban runoff that is polluting Florida's waterways.
NOAA report: US coral reefs in severe decline
- Almost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released Monday.
Fla. board OKs talks for US Sugar, Everglades deal
- A historic conservation deal for Florida to acquire some 300 square miles of land for Everglades restoration moved forward Monday when water managers approved a negotiation process for the potential $1.75 billion purchase.
Water district board approves sugar deal
- A historic land deal to acquire some 300 square miles of agricultural land for Everglades restoration has been ratified by water managers.
Florida town struggles with news of sugar shutdown
- Welcome to "America's Sweetest Town" - born, built and raised on sugar, a true workingman's community in the sweaty heartland of the Everglades.
No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection
- Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, who pulled in monsters from the clear, warm depths off Key West.
- Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, who pulled in monsters from the clear, warm depths off Key West.