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Lawyers for Florida and Georgia clashed on Monday in a long-running dispute over water rights, with Florida blaming low river flows for imperiling fisheries and Georgia denying responsibility and saying water restrictions could imperil its economy.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has began a three-year study to collect data on bear population demographics in northwest Florida, which will help inform decisions about future bear hunts.
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A decades-long fight between Florida and Georgia over the supply of water in the states' shared watershed and how that water is used is headed to trial beginning on Oct. 31.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote June 22 to decide whether to authorize another statewide hunt.
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Seminole County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday asking the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to reinstate a ban on bear hunting in Florida. The resolution also asks the state agency to maintain a focus on "reducing human-bear conflicts through deterrent techniques and habitat management."
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U.S Senators from Alabama and Florida have renewed their petitions to re-examine water allocation from two river systems that both states share with Georgia.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working to hold another bear hunt. The first hunt after two decades, held in October 2015, was highly controversial and another bear hunt could draw protest from opponents.
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The 'Legacy Florida' bill Gov. Scott signed into law Thursday opens up a pool of money that will go towards restoration and protection of Lake Apopka, natural springs and the Everglades.
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Fifty-six people from Florida, Georgia and Alabama unanimously approved of a new sustainable water management plan. They issued their recommendations even as Florida sues Georgia, with Florida's government arguing that too much water is being siphoned off upstream.
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(Photo credit: Jessica.James / Flickr) Due to increased salinity levels, Cedar Key's oyster production has suffered.