A year after Key West voted to ban the sale of toxic sunscreens that contain chemicals which are harmful to coral reefs and humans, the House voted 68-47 Tuesday to prohibit toxic sunscreen bans. The ordinance is set to go into place next year unless DeSantis signs the bill.
The City of Key West met in January to discuss a ban on the use of sunscreens that contain the chemicals Oxybenzone and Octinoxate, two commonly used ingredients known to be lethal to coral larva....
A pilot program designed to test the concept of “educate over legislate” to protect the Florida Keys’ coral reefs is being kicked off by a part-time Key Largo resident. Currently being beta tested...
Stream2Sea may be located in Florida, but it was conceived in Palau. “We were on a live-aboard, diving a spectacular reef when I noticed a sunscreen oil slick coming off a group of snorkelers,”...