Manatee deaths lawsuit will proceed; cites violations of Endangered Species Act
A lawsuit alleging state officials violated the Endangered Species Act, contributing to the deaths of manatees, will move ...
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Unprecedented Numbers of Florida Manatees Have Died in Recent Years. New Habitat Protections Could Help Them
The critical habitat in the state would expand to nearly 2 million acres in the first update since the West Indian manatee ...
Manatee Habitat Decline Doesn’t Warrant Fed Action, Judge Rules
New reports of deteriorating water quality in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon harming endangered manatees and turtles doesn’t ...
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Feds propose much bigger critical habitat for Florida manatee
In a related move, the Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing the new designation of 78,121 acres as critical habitat for the ...
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Manatee deaths lawsuit will proceed; cites violations of Endangered Species Act
ORLANDO, Fla. - A lawsuit alleging state officials violated the Endangered Species Act, contributing to the deaths of manatees, will move forward. The suit, filed by an environmental group in 2022 ...
Judge won't dismiss suit alleging sewage discharges helped lead to manatee deaths
A federal judge this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Florida has violated the Endangered Species Act because ...
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Judge refuses to toss manatee death lawsuit
A lawsuit alleging state officials violated the Endangered Species Act, contributing to the deaths of manatees, will move ...
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Federal judge refuses to toss lawsuit alleging Florida failed to prevent sewage dumps that led to manatee deaths
Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit ...
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U.S.'s plan doubles the acres designated as critical habitat for manatees in Florida
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday announced a plan to more than double the critical habitat designated for ...
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Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit alleging Florida's sewage disposal led to manatee deaths
DEP’s regulatory regime for septic tanks and wastewater plants directly and indirectly results in the ongoing unlawful ‘take’ of manatees, in violation of (a section of the Endangered ...