Ryan Ballogg
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Associate Editor | Community & Environment Reporter at Bradenton Herald
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Solar-powered? ✅ Hurricane-resistant? ✅ Smart tech? ✅ Here's how one Florida developer is leading changes in home design to adapt to climate change.
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‘The future of homes.’ Why this Bradenton development is earning national praise
A Southwest Florida neighborhood is on the cutting edge of surviving hurricanes and saving energy — and more homes like it are on the way.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Solar-powered? ✅ Hurricane-resistant? ✅ Smart tech? ✅ Here's how one Florida developer is leading changes in home design to adapt to climate change.
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New lawsuits are flying over Florida's Senate Bill 180, which critics call a ‘gift to developers’ and an attack on home rule. As they sue to block it, the bill's sponsor now says the law needs to be fixed. With @harrisalexc.bsky.social
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New Florida law a ‘gift to developers.’ Critics sue to block it
The bill’s sponsor vowed to correct ‘unintended consequences’ this legislative session.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New lawsuits are flying over Florida's Senate Bill 180, which critics call a ‘gift to developers’ and an attack on home rule. As they sue to block it, the bill's sponsor now says the law needs to be fixed. With @harrisalexc.bsky.social
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As a new Florida law strips away local control over development, community planning and protecting the environment, cities and counties are preparing to fight back in court. Manatee County is the latest to join the upcoming lawsuit:
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Manatee County officials join lawsuit challenging developer-friendly law
Manatee County joins a growing list of cities and counties challenging Senate Bill 180 in court.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As a new Florida law strips away local control over development, community planning and protecting the environment, cities and counties are preparing to fight back in court. Manatee County is the latest to join the upcoming lawsuit:
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Annual report ranks Manatee County’s land conservation. Experts say it’s not enough:
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Annual report ranks Manatee’s land conservation. Experts say it’s not enough
“The landscape is changing faster than you can blink,” one conservationist said.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Annual report ranks Manatee County’s land conservation. Experts say it’s not enough:
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Scientists are studying a seeming increase in shark-angler conflicts in Florida waters.
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Are Gulf sharks really an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated, experts say
Scientists are using everything from angler surveys to videos to DNA testing to study shark populations in the Gulf.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Scientists are studying a seeming increase in shark-angler conflicts in Florida waters.
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A Florida bill that slashes red tape for hurricane recovery efforts also has some provisions that local govs say will make it more difficult to rebuild stronger -- and higher -- after a hurricane.
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With @rballogg.bsky.social, who's been watching this already unfold in Manatee
May 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A Florida bill that slashes red tape for hurricane recovery efforts also has some provisions that local govs say will make it more difficult to rebuild stronger -- and higher -- after a hurricane.
With @rballogg.bsky.social, who's been watching this already unfold in Manatee
With @rballogg.bsky.social, who's been watching this already unfold in Manatee
As Manatee County leaders prepared to take a final vote to restore local wetland protections, they were shocked by last-minute opposition from Florida officials:
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Are wetland changes illegal? Manatee sets up showdown with Florida officials
Angry commissioners said they would fight state efforts to stop the return of local environment protections.
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May 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
As Manatee County leaders prepared to take a final vote to restore local wetland protections, they were shocked by last-minute opposition from Florida officials:
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Seagrass is rebounding for the first time since 2016 in Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay:
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‘Getting our act together.’ Experts share good news for Manatee’s water quality
Estuary program scientists say local efforts to cut pollution are paying off.
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April 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Seagrass is rebounding for the first time since 2016 in Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay:
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Manatee County looks to protect Florida panther, Myakka land with $5 million purchase:
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Manatee County looks to protect Florida panther, Myakka land with $5 million purchase
It’s part of a statewide plan to protect endangered species from development.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Manatee County looks to protect Florida panther, Myakka land with $5 million purchase:
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NEW: Adam Johnson, aka "the Lectern Guy" from the Capitol riot, is suing Manatee County commissioners. It's the latest twist in a long and heated battle over local wetland protections:
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Jan 6. Capitol riot ‘Lectern Guy’ sues Manatee County officials over wetlands lawsuit
Johnson’s lawsuit claims that county leaders destroyed a “public asset.”
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March 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Adam Johnson, aka "the Lectern Guy" from the Capitol riot, is suing Manatee County commissioners. It's the latest twist in a long and heated battle over local wetland protections:
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Manatee County leaders look to dial back on growth with new measures aimed at development:
‘We’re not playing anymore.’ Manatee County officials planning big development changes
Some commissioners have begun to consider a building moratorium in some parts of Manatee County.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Manatee County leaders look to dial back on growth with new measures aimed at development:
Manatee County joins the list of Florida communities considering an end to water fluoridation.
But in a surprise, staff reveal the system has been broken for years:
But in a surprise, staff reveal the system has been broken for years:
Manatee County reveals fluoride already missing from water as scientific debate begins
Manatee County first began adding fluoride to its water in the early 90s.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Manatee County joins the list of Florida communities considering an end to water fluoridation.
But in a surprise, staff reveal the system has been broken for years:
But in a surprise, staff reveal the system has been broken for years:
In Manatee County, Florida, restoring wetland protections that commissioners removed in 2023 is proving to be a complicated process:
When will Manatee County wetland protections be restored? Officials look for faster way
Newly elected commissioners are trying to get the protections back on the books sooner.
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January 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In Manatee County, Florida, restoring wetland protections that commissioners removed in 2023 is proving to be a complicated process:
Will a developer-friendly Florida law saddle a Manatee County man with a $250K fee for challenging the removal of wetland protections? Board decides:
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December 1, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Will a developer-friendly Florida law saddle a Manatee County man with a $250K fee for challenging the removal of wetland protections? Board decides:
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Bradenton man contracts flesh-eating bacteria while fishing, loses leg, family says
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November 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Bradenton man contracts flesh-eating bacteria while fishing, loses leg, family says
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