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Investigators say the Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Program director may have violated the law in asking the board to retroactively approve pay.

The issue has set up a conflict over who controls the program as its on the verge of unlocking millions in federal funds to clean up local waterways.

Under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Monday, the Delaware Inland Bays located near Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach and the South Bethany could see up to $4.5 million in additional restoration dollars over five years, through the EPA’s existing funding vehicles.

Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock today announced the release of a new interactive map that allows the community to see the progress

Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program is hosting a series of community events on each day of National Estuaries Week, from Saturday to Sept. 26.

>> we saw the governor and then out to the end of piney point and forgot about it and moved on to the next issue. and instead of continuously having resources and support it got brushed under the rug. >> reporter: back on the water, pack said some fishermen and guides he knows have to leave for work elsewhere. the conservation group, tampa bay water keeper is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. >> we keep doing this, we keep having these year in and year out, i dont know if well have a bay lef...

Secretary of floridas department of environmental protection, and the owners of piney point. they want the plant cleaned up and closed down safely so disasters of this magnitude never happen again. but governor ron desantis claims the science is pointing in a different direction. >> the scientific consensus is clear. it didnt cause the red tide. the red tide was here. >> reporter: the governor saying it was hurricane elsa in july and not piney points wastewater which led to this years historic f...

The Florida Panhandle, a prime summer vacation destination for thousands of southeast Louisiana residents, is home to six of the Sunshine States beaches that most often test positive for fecal coliform bacteria, according to a new report from the Environment America Research and Policy Center. In the Pensacola area, both Bayou Texar and Bayou Chico empty into Pensacola Bay but neither in the immediate vicinity of a public beach promoted by Visit Pensacola, a nonprofit that promotes tourism. "Du...

Date Time Shoalhaven River College Adopt-An-Estuary Shoalhaven City Council has partnered with Shoalhaven River Collage to Adopt-An-Estuary as part of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Communities Environment Program. Council’s Environmental Services Department designed the Adopt-An-Estuary Program for students, in year 10 and 11 at Shoalhaven River College, to develop their knowledge and skills in caring for the environment. Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Amanda Findle...

Date Time $240,000 supports new look for Swansea foreshore Key pieces of rehabilitation work boosted by $240,000 in NSW Government grants have started improving waterways and ecosystems along the Swansea foreshore. Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock inspected the foreshore and wetland rehabilitation site at Swansea today, after $240,000 was awarded to Lake Macquarie City Council to carry out the work as part of the NSW Government’s Coastal and Estuary Grants Program. “I’m pleas...