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DeFlorida Blueprint is a five-part series examining the legislative and policy record of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. As the Florida legislature wraps up its 2023 session, DeSantis is widely expected to declare he is running for the Republican presidential nomination, putting him on a collision course with former President Donald Trump. The previous installments of this series examined his record on education, healthcare, and economic policy. This part will look at his record on environmental issu...

Beaches in Southwest Florida are dealing with red tide fish kills and warnings as the harmful algal bloom makes its way from the Gulf of Mexico. Here's what people should know.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis focuses on combating red tide Tampa Bay dealing with outbreak of harmful algal blooms, causing massive fish kills and last updated 2021-07-21 16:53:56-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Floridas governor says state officials are committed to combating toxic red tide in the Tampa Bay area, which has led to massive fish kills. Speaking at FWCs Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is working with local commu...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Plumes of toxic oceanic bacteria known as red tide continued to move up the western Florida coast, strewing thousands of dead fish on beaches while state officials tried to reassure Floridians and potential tourists Thursday that the outbreak was being taken seriously but isn't as bad as it would seem.