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Loggerhead Listing Decision Delayed

,  |  Mar 29, 2011

Loggerhead sea turtles must wait a bit longer to find out whether or not they will receive stronger protections under the Endangered Species Act. More than a year after a … Read more

Springing Into Action! NWF Volunteers Take on Bald Point State Park

 |  Mar 11, 2011

A dreary forecast of 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms did not scare away National Wildlife Federation’s committed volunteers this past weekend! As the clouds rolled in Saturday morning so … Read more

Dolphins swim next to oil booms

What’s Killing Gulf Dolphin Calves?

 |  Mar 4, 2011

Dead dolphins continue to wash ashore along the Gulf Coast. One aspect of the deaths that’s puzzling scientists – the odd distribution of dead calves: The percentage of calf deaths … Read more

Pensacola Beach sample showing oil below clean surface.

Uncovering the Secret in the Sand – Buried Oil Remains After Cleanup

 |  Jan 20, 2011

Many of the oil-fouled beaches along the Gulf coast and barrier islands have been scoured, scraped, raked and filtered clean. Tourist beaches and beaches in front of high-rise condominiums along the … Read more

Avoiding “Waterworld 2” – Miami-Dade preparing for climate change

 |  Nov 17, 2010

As much as we all loved Kevin Costner with gills and post-apocalyptic Dennis Hopper and a herd of henchmen on jet-skis, Waterworld is best kept to a 1995 vision of the … Read more

Tar Balls Continue Washing Ashore in Florida

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Nearly seven months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil continues to soil Escambia County’s white sand. Read more

Six Months After the Gulf Oil Disaster: Some Like to Remember, Some Like to Forget

 |  Oct 28, 2010

“It’s a little bit like a hurricane,” said my wife, Belinda. “You get all worried and prepare for it to hit, then the hurricane doesn’t come and you’re relieved and … Read more

Kayak Fishing Along the Gulf Coast

 |  Oct 27, 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-3eSkr9HlY[/youtube] More and more people are discovering a sporting life without dirty fossil fuel. On the coast of the Gulf, in the shadow of the drilling rigs, you can find … Read more

The Well is Dry

 |  Oct 15, 2010

Lack of initial funding for conducting scientific research after the Gulf oil disaster, and the impact on scientists’ ability to collect important baseline data. On September 15th, 149 days – … Read more

Scientist Finds Deadly Effects of Dispersant Used in Gulf Oil Disaster

,  |  Oct 8, 2010

In the cramped lab at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Tropical Research Lab on Summerland Key in the Florida Keys, Dr. Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley and her team saw firsthand the effects of Corexit … Read more