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| Logging and other threats to Florida’s national forests jeopardizes $7.9 billion per year in Florida business from transportation, lodging, equipment, and licenses for activities such as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a new report released by Environment Florida. | |
| Officials with the Bush administration are in Orlando to hear from citizens concerning “cooperative conservation” efforts as part of the multi-state “cooperative conservation tour”. | |
| The Northern District Court of California today overturned the Bush administration’s repeal of protections for nearly 60 million acres of pristine national forest lands, including 50,000 acres in Florida’s Apalachicola and Osceola National forests. | |
| In a unanimous vote, the Florida Public Service Commission voted today to deny Florida Power & Light’s “Needs Determination” permit for the Everglades Coal Plant. This vote represents a stunning setback for efforts by FPL to build one of the largest coal plants in the country, in one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. | |
| The Florida Wildlife Federation, Earthjustice and Environment Florida today urged Florida’s Public Service Commission to deny a request to build the largest new coal plant in the United States at the edge of the Florida Everglades. | |
