Environmental

Lawsuit Launched in Florida to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles From Singer Island Seawalls

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015.  Four conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Florida Department of Environmental Protection today for authorizing construction of seawalls that destroy endangered sea turtle nesting habitat on Singer Island in South Florida. The seawalls, constructed by condominium associations, illegally block access to, and destroy, nesting habitat of endangered and threatened loggerhead, green and leatherbacksea turtles that come to shore every year to lay their…

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