Meet the Coastkeeper

Jamie Rodgers is a graduate of the University of West Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry. She began as a volunteer at Emerald Coastkeeper…

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Coastkeeper letter to DEP

Beach Program Improvements: Florida Department of Environmental Protection— September 2011 >>The Issue: Florida public beaches are an important part of our economy in the coastal…

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Coastkeeper reports on ECUA line breaks

From Jamie Rodgers, Coastkeeper, Emerald Coastkeeper: Earlier this month on Monday August 15th off of Greenbriar Blvd. a 12″ Force Main pipe leading to the…

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City Budget: Hayward’s Green Goals

by Jeremy Morrison— The Pensacola area has an abundance of natural beauty. White sands, screaming sunsets and the emerald waters’ seductive fade into the deep…

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Mobile paper supports offshore drilling

The editorial board at the Mobile Press Register makes a plea for the federal government to speed up the permitting process for those companies that…

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Industries fight EPA water regs

Orlando Sentinel reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to force Florida to clean up its ailing streams, lakes and coastal estuaries has triggered fierce…

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Bayou Chico:most contaminated bayou in Florida

Escambia County wins another title. Bayou Chico ranks as one of the most contaminated bayous in the state of Florida, according to National Resource Defense…

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Expert predicts more Natural Gas vehicles

The City of Pensacola and its Energy Services of Pensacola may be sitting on a gold mine. BP recently released their highly respected annual Statistical…

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City Council approves Hatchery for Bruce Beach

By a unanimous vote the Pensacola City Council approved letting the mayor negotiation with Florida Wildlife and the state for putting a Hobbs-SeaWorld Marine Enhancement…

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Sick fish?

IN reporter J. Adam Morrison tracked down Dr. Jim Cowan, who has been researching the mysteriously lesions found of Gulf fish. Here is the story…

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Barbie, it’s over

That’s the slogan for a new Greenpeace campaign against Mattel. The LA Times reports: Activists rappelled down the face of the 15-story El Segundo headquarters…

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Escambia/Pensacola gets EPA brownfield grants

Press Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will award a total of $7 million in Brownfields grants to 10 communities…

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