For nearly eight years Rick Scott has let polluters get away with whatever they want — and now Florida is paying the price. As the worst red tide in memory — fed by pollution and rising temperatures — decimates businesses and wildlife, here’s just a sample of the coverage dominating Florida’s coastal communities:
AP: Toxic ‘red tide’ blamed for rise of manatee deaths in Florida
Herald-Tribune: Guest Opinion: Silence of science on red tide
“The state of Florida is in a full-blown, but largely preventable, water crisis.”
Herald-Tribune: Red tide leaves foul taste for some early Sarasota voters
Bradenton Herald: Red tide continues to scare visitors away from beaches even as cleanup progresses
Bloomberg: Toxic Slime Is Ruining Florida’s Gulf Coast
The Inertia: Florida’s Toxic Red Tide Killed a Dozen Dolphins in Just One Week
News-Press: Editorial: Health department ignorant to water crisis
Quartz: Florida’s red tide crisis shows how climate change will make the world an ugly place
“As governor, Scott nickeled, dimed, slashed and ignored Florida’s environmental protections for almost eight years.”
AL.com: Florida red tide update:Toxic organisms span 130-mile stretch; 12 dolphins killed
Eco Watch: Florida Manatee: 10% of Population Could Be Wiped Out This Year
Voice of America: Scientists Developing New Ways to Fight ‘Red Tide’
AP: Toxic ‘red tide’ blamed for rise of manatee deaths in Florida
Salina Journal: Environmental malpractice washes onto beach
Fort Myers News-Press: Florida algae crisis: Is red tide getting better? Not so much
Tampa Bay Times: Fear of Red Tide prompts Tampa Baywatch to cancel annual scallop search
Newsweek: Florida Red Tide: Inmates Worked To Clean Up Beaches For $0 A Day
WTSP: Will red tide states of emergencies change anything?
The Islander: As red tide lingers, business owners take action
Published: Aug 22, 2018