*The following letter was mailed to the City of Key West Mayor and Commissioners in regards to water quality concerns and testing responsibilities recent discussed in the January commission meeting. Attn: City of Key West Mayor and Commissioners Dear Mayor and Commissioners, On behalf of our members and community, Reef Relief is deeply concerned with […]
*The following letter was sent to the City of Key West Commission ahead of their January 7 meeting regarding water quality monitoring.* Dear Mayor and Commissioners, Reef Relief has been present in the Florida Keys since its establishment in 1986. It exists as one of the longest-standing environmental non-profits located in the Florida Keys. […]
Reef Relief is a non-profit organization based out of Key West, established in 1987. Since our inception, Reef Relief has fought tooth and nail to protect Florida Keys Water Quality. We have led campaigns, programs, and events to educate and inspire change within our community and worldwide. In the past 36 years, we’ve had a […]
A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history An aerial image of an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, taken on April 28, 2018. (Oscar Garcia-Pineda) By Darryl Fears October 21 at 6:07 PM NEW ORLEANS — An oil spill that has been […]
Over the decades, billions of gallons of partially treated sewage have flushed their way from South Florida toilets to the Atlantic Ocean. Six plants jettisoned wastewater from outfall pipes in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, releasing massive clouds that cause the surface to look like it is boiling. Environmental concerns spurred lawmakers into action […]
Full Article : https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/coral-disease/ Florida Reef Tract Coral Disease Outbreak Scientists, policy makers, and the public are responding to a disease event affecting the continental United States’ only living barrier reef. Florida’s coral reefs are experiencing a multi-year outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease. While disease outbreaks are not uncommon, this event is unique […]
Florida’s Land & Water Legacy Action Alert: Lawmakers are back in Tallahassee to pass the state budget. You can help make sure they fund conservation programs which will protect our natural treasures for our families and for future generations.But time is short. Budget negotiations are happening as I type this message. That’s why we need […]
Cain Burdeau, The Associated Press Published Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:03AM EDT NEW ORLEANS — U.S. regulators say a unique species of baleen whales in the Gulf of Mexico may be threatened with extinction and could get special protection. In April, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced it was looking at granting endangered or threatened […]
April 27, 2015 .http://postonpolitics.blog.palmbeachpost.com/author/jpacenti. The Florida House passed its own hydraulic oil fracturing bill on Monday, saying it would provide a framework to regulate the burgeoning industry while Democrats fiercely denounced the proposed law, saying it put out the welcome mat for fracking in environmental sensitive areas such as the Big Cypress Preserve. The bill […]
Jon Devine’s Blog. http://switchboard.nrdc.org This week, the full House of Representatives will likely consider a bill attacking a years-long initiative to protect waterways that we use as sources of drinking water, swim in, fish from, and boat on. Sponsors of this bill (H.R. 1732) call it the "Regulatory Integrity Protection Act," but it is more […]