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Supreme Court Denies Styrofoam Appeal: Law Banning Local Governments From Regulating Pollutant Stands

February 13, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

David Gilford's "Styrofoam Mountain": Florida takes a page from Tokyo.

Coral Gables approved an ordinance to ban Styrofoam in February 2016, and the Florida Retail Federation and Super Progreso, Inc., later filed a lawsuit challenging the ordinance’s legality.

Why Should FPL Customers Pay For Its Polluting, Lawbreaking Mistake? Court Will Decide.

July 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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FPL wants to bill customers across the state, including Flagler, $206 million in recovery costs for its own polluting mistake at its Turkey Point plant in South Florida.

How 2nd Grader at Old Kings Got Whole School District and 2 Other Counties To Go Green

November 1, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

2nd graders at Old Kings boycotted the use of plastic trays on the way to convincing the administration to adopt more eco-friendly, biodegradable paperboard trays that don;t harm oceans, as plastics do. Today marked the first day of the trays' use county-wide. (© FlaglerLive)

Students boycotted the use of plastic trays on the way to convincing the administration to adopt more eco-friendly, biodegradable paperboard lunch trays that don’t harm oceans, as plastics do.

Growers Defend Annual Burning of Sugarcane Fields as Environmentalists Prepare to Sue

September 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The burns, regulated by the Florida Forest Service, are intended to make it easier for harvest machines to cut down and collect the stalks, but they emit pollutants such as benzene and formaldehyde.

No Pollution Problem Along Florida Park Drive, Council Concludes, Ending Further Debate

August 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

After ruling out traffic as a problem, the Palm Coast council Tuesday ruled out pollution and appeared to end its response to recurring complaints from residents along Florida Park Drive.

In Setback for Sea Ray, Flagler Beach Votes 3-2 to Challenge Land Use Change Over Parking lot

August 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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A divided Flagler Beach City Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to take a challenge to the state of a county land use amendment enabling Sea Ray Boats to build a parking lot on 24 acres south of its property off Colbert Lane in Palm Coast.

Sea Ray Issues Open Letter to Flagler Beach Ahead of Thursday’s Special Meeting

August 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The Flagler Beach City Commission meets in special session Thursday to consider taking its opposition to a Sea Ray plan for a parking lot to the state. Sea Ray offers its side.

Forget Its Cause. Fighting Global Warming Is Good For Your Health. Period.

May 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Governments often see climate change as too costly to address. In fact, it is too costly to ignore, with the prevention of disastrous climate change tied to immediate health benefits and health cost savings from the reduction of air pollution.

Follow the Lead of Flagler Beach’s Restaurants: Trash the Styrofoam

September 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Restaurants in Flagler Beach, among them the Turtle Shack and the Flagler Fish Company, decided to drop the use of Styrofoam and adopt all-recyclable containers, taking a lead other local businesses should follow, Frank Gromling writes, given Styrofoam’s polluting and carcinogenic properties.

Protecting the Oceans: Your Role

April 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Individuals can have a big role in protecting oceans no matter here they live. The key in ocean protection is to get started today, right now, argues Frank Gromling, who provides a list of suggestions.

The North Atlantic Garbage Patch: A Plastic Soup Ladled from Consumption

March 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Typical plastic parts gathered in North Atlantic. Source: Sea Education Association

A floating garbage dump consists of billions of small plastic man-made items stretches in the Atlantic from Cuba to Maryland by way of Florida. Here’s what you can do to keep plastics and other litter out of the oceans.

Toxic Algae: Environmentalists File Suit Over Florida’s Water Pollution Standards

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Prompted by proposed state regulations it says are inadequate, a coalition of environmental groups on Thursday filed an administrative challenge to the new rules set up to determine acceptable pollution levels in Florida waters.

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