For so many reasons, Ken Caminiti’s life shouldn’t be forgotten. After reading Dan Good’s Playing Through The Pain – Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed …
Manatee County Commission decisions on land use items don’t usually have a price tag associated with them, but maybe they should. A recent land use approvalby our commissioners could easily be …
Dear EarthTalk: Is there any proof that recent advances in air quality monitoring and the widespread sharing of the results have materially reduced air pollution?–Mitch B., New Haven, CT …
ÔTwas the night before Christmas and what is that Chamber sound? Why it’s seven commissioners plotting to run Manatee County into the ground. Dr. Hopes held the …
This week, yet another wave of chaos rippled through the Manatee County Administration building. On Tuesday, a high-ranking employee was walked out of the facility and put on administrative leave and …
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that a shortage of batteries is slowing down the development of solar and wind power here in the U.S.? If so, what are we doing to ramp up battery production if …
The phosphate industry should not be permitted to externalize the costs of their operations in the form of degraded water supplies, the release of toxic emissions from the processing of phosphate …
There are a lot of reasons why states have a vested interest in maintaining high standards for water quality. Florida, with all of its coastline and interior lakes, rivers, swamps, and marshes, just …
Dear EarthTalk: Why are coyote sightings so much more common in urban areas these days? Should I be worried about kids and pets outside? Is this a bad sign for the environment at large and is there a …
"Maybe then, I'll fade away and not have to face the facts." So many sighed in relief as the "Red Wave" broke against the Blue across the country. It didn't break. The House still has 150+ election …
During Tuesday’s stacked Manatee County Commission meeting, an item regarding a county purchase of private land for a future park needed to be pulled from the consent agenda before being passed …
Hello Friends and Concerned Citizens. First, I want to give a shout-out to all who are willing to invest their time and attention to what is happening with your Manatee County Government. Without …
On September 13, the Sarasota County Commission voted unanimously to ask the County Administrator to research dredging open Midnight Pass. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) …
This past Tuesday, the Manatee County Commission seated its new board members . This coming Tuesday, the new board will hold its first meeting. The agenda is choc full of major items, signaling that …
Dear EarthTalk: Why are coyote sightings so much more common in urban areas these days? Should I be worried about kids and pets outside? Is this a bad sign for the environment at large and is there a …
Adequate phosphate mining policies cannot be developed based on the hope, and that is all it is, a hope, that technology will give us the means to develop presently undevelopable resources or find a …
By just about every metric available, America is being forced to confront a terrifying reality: our adolescents and young adults are in severe crisis. If our society does not marshall the will to …
Dear EarthTalk: What is the Biden administration doing to fight climate change?–W., Seattle, WA Joe Biden hopes to go down as the greenest president in U.S. history, and he may …
The National-level red wave that was predicted to occur on Tuesday may not have materialized, but Republican victories in Florida far exceeded even the party’s best expectations. Why was …
Dear EarthTalk: How are populations of sea turtles faring these days?–A.J., Los Angeles, CA Swimming alongside a sea turtle in coastal waters is certainly a thrilling sensation, but …
