BY FROMA HARROP Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency over an environmental disaster that he insists has nothing to do with him. It’s true that red tide – an evil-smelling algae bloom now fouling the precious beaches along Florida’s southwestern coast – is an oft-repeated natural phenomenon. Thousands of dead tarpons, manatees, sea turtles and other large creatures’ floating offshore and onto beaches, though a jarring sight, has happened before. But […]

Environmental Malpractice Washes Onto The Beach
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