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Florida issues a $110,000 fine and orders a resort to restore the protected mangroves that were destroyed last spring. Rhode Islander Michael Mota was questioned as the owner's representative; the fine is about a third what Mota and his business partner were paid as advisors to the resort. Mota had blamed the damage on on a tornado the National Weather Service said did not exist.

Environmental advocates criticized the lack of a permit for years, long before the Piney Point breach that led to around 215 million gallons of polluted wastewater being dumped into the Gulf of Mexico

People trying to save house on stilts in Cortez. (Source: WWSB) By ABC7 Staff | March 2, 2021 at 5:04 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 1:11 PM CORTEZ, Fla. (WWSB) - A notable structure in Sarasota Bay has been ordered to be removed after years of legal action. The house on stilts near the A.P. Bell Fish Company must be torn down, the court ruled. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection had been demanding that homebuilder Raymond Guthrie tear down the home while residents in the community tried to protect it. Residents say this structure is a net camp and has been around for decad...