With early voting underway, Florida and the nation’s environmental protections are under threat. We have put together a brief roundup of Florida legislative issues and open action alerts. Stop BAJAA from Destroying Environmental and Cultural Protections The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAJAA) severely weakens the ESA, Clean Water Act, NEPA, and the National Historic
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Healthy Gulf has participated on the technical advisory panel for a planning project in Pascagoula Mississippi that would help residents in the Cherokee Forest subdivision relocate and leave a neighborhood that has been afflicted by industrial air pollution and coastal storm surge flooding. The Relocation to Restoration or R2R planning for residents of Cherokee Forest
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On Friday, September 25, 2026, Healthy Gulf brought together approximately 40 community members, neighborhood leaders, and elected officials for a working convening focused on one of New Orleans’ most persistent environmental challenges: illegal dumping. The convening was held at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center in New Orleans. Special thanks to State Representative Alonzo Knox for
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Through the support of The Kresge Foundation, I had the opportunity to attend Catalyst 2026 in San Diego. I am especially grateful to Yeou-Rong Jih, Program Officer with The Kresge Foundation’s Environment Program, for making this experience possible. Catalyst was a three-day gathering curated by Rogue Water Lab to explore public trust and community engagement.
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September is National Public Lands Month. The effort to celebrate, conserve, protect and enhance our public lands culminates with National Public Lands Day on September 26th. Thousands of Americans will gather in shared purpose and spirit, on that special day in a fellowship of service, to join efforts at the local, state and federal level
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The year was 2004. After a lifetime of unsatisfying beverage choices since moving on from my childhood chocolate milk, I began drinking coffee. At about the same time, a new coffee shop opened a few blocks from my home in Santa Rosa Beach, FL, providing convenient access to fuel for my newly-found fire. I began
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On August 21, I walked into House Committee Room 1 at the Louisiana State Capitol for the first meeting of the Louisiana Task Force on Illegal Dumping Prevention and Enforcement. I was there representing Healthy Gulf, but I was also carrying the voices of New Orleans East residents who have lived with illegal dumping for
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I have been pondering the miracle of migration recently. Living along the Gulf Coast we get a front row seat to the arrival and departure of our feathered friends, and sometimes they even stay a spell and spend a season with us. Let us celebrate those brave and amazing avian travelers who take epic journeys
This week, Southeast Louisiana is once again under dangerous heat conditions. Meteorologists have warned that the combination of high temperatures and humidity will create dangerous heat index conditions, increasing the risk of heat-related illness for anyone spending extended time outdoors. Public officials are urging residents to stay hydrated, limit outdoor activity during the hottest parts
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On July 7, 2026, Healthy Gulf and Indian Riverkeeper, represented by the Jacobs Public Interest Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment, filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a youth-led climate lawsuit before Florida’s First District Court of Appeal. The youth plaintiffs argue that the Florida Public Service Commission’s continued approval
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