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Conservationists are petitioning the federal government to save a species of whale that washed ashore in Everglades National Park two years ago. They’d like to establish mandatory vessel speed limits
Pensacola residents could see a stormwater fee increase for the next two years
Pensacola residents could see an increase in their annual stormwater fee charged by the city.
The Pensacola City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to take the first action required to increase the stormwater fee that appears on residents property tax bills each year.
The fee pays for the city s stormwater ponds, street sweeping and the maintenance of stormwater drainage systems that prevent pollution and trash from flowing into waterways during a storm.
The stormwater fee, which ranges from $31 to $110, is calculated by the city using what s called an equivalent stormwater unit based on the square footage of impervious material on a property.
For Immediate Release, May 11, 2021
Contact:
Kristen Monsell, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 844-7137, kmonsell@biologicaldiversity.org
Jake Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-3208, jbleich@defenders.org Steve Mashuda, Earthjustice, (206) 715-4912, smashuda@earthjustice.org
Pam Bechtold Snyder, New England Aquarium, (617) 686-5068, psnyder@neaq.org
Petition Filed to Save Gulf of Mexico Whale From Ship Strikes
Biden Administration Urged to Establish Mandatory Vessel Speed Limits Within Core Habitat of Severely Endangered Whales
WASHINGTON A coalition of groups filed a petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a year-round mandatory 10-knot speed limit and other vessel-related regulations within the core habitat of the Gulf of Mexico whale, south of the Florida panhandle.
Pensacola has become the first city in Northwest Florida to commit to having almost a third of its operations powered by renewable energy by the end of the decade, but it s not clear yet how the city will accomplish the goal.
Pensacola s goal of 30% of its energy coming from renewable sources may look modest compared to 11 other cities in the state that have committed to 100% by the 2040s or 2050s.
But Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said the city s 30% goal is based on the advice of the city s sustainability coordinator as Pensacola would likely never reach 100% renewable energy. It s tough to do, Robinson said during his press conference Monday. You can do everything you want to do, you can be doing a good job, and you may not get there. So we ve been very focused on what is achievable.