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>> 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 don't know if we'll have a bay left. you know, we'll have water here. nobody will want to swim in it. nobody will want to fish in it...

Secretary of florida's 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 didn't cause the red tide. the red tide was here. >> reporter: the governor saying it was hurricane elsa in july and not piney point's wastewater which led to this year's historic fish kills. asked if he might be playing politics by not declaring a state of emergency over the ...

The Florida Panhandle, a prime summer vacation destination for thousands of southeast Louisiana residents, is home to six of the Sunshine State's 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. "Due to the known conditions of these two areas, permanent signage has been installed warning of the w...

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 Findley believes the program provided the students a skill for life. “Through the Adopt-An-Estuary Prog...

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 pleased with the works completed so far at Swansea foreshore and to see, first-hand, the 80-metre long pr...