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A bill to open Florida’s seagrass beds to development has a slim chance of passing this legislative session. Environmentalists oppose the bill, arguing it will further deplete manatees’ food source.
Environmental advocates are encouraged that a bill to open Florida’s seagrass beds to development – which could be devastating for the dwindling manatee population – has only a slim chance of passing the Legislature this session.
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Keys’ biggest annual water quality appropriation is steadily moving through the state Legislature, and a potentially harmful seagrass bill scientists and fishermen opposed appears to be
The Florida Keys’ biggest annual water quality appropriation is steadily moving through the state Legislature, and a potentially harmful seagrass bill scientists and fishermen opposed appears to be dying.