LED streetlights are making South Florida's skies and streets brighter. Although they save energy, the light they emit poses a problem for humans, for wildlife, for our entire ecosystem.
The recent spate of development, proposed and otherwise, encircling the Homestead Air Reserve Base has intensified conservationists’ deep-rooted fear of possible commercial cargo flights threatening the survival of Everglades and
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A federal court has ruled that the Sierra Club is entitled to a Species Status Assessment report regarding the endangered Florida Key deer, which the federal government has been considering downlisting its Endangered Species Act status.
The downlisting would reduce protections for the iconic deer, which are only found in the Lower Florida Keys.
The non-profit conservation group hopes the release of this report will help âshed light on the Fish and Wildlife Serviceâs inexplicable rush during the (President Donald) Trump administration to strip the species of Endangered Species Act protections despite severe population losses from Hurricane Irma and screwworm disease, and the devastating impacts of sea level rise, which will extirpate the species absent drastic action,â Sierra Club stated in a press release this week.