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Jessica McCawley is the FWC Director of Marine Fisheries Management. She says the Monroe County program is working to create a network of sites in the Gulf.
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The initiative to build golf courses, pickleball courts, disc golf courses, hotels and more in nine Florida’s state parks was not an undeveloped idea. There were publicly shared plans, documents and scheduled public meetings across the state.
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A severe heat wave killed many coral species last summer in the Florida Keys. Now, researchers are freezing the larvae of corals in hopes of preventing their extinction.
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In Brazil, wildfires have roared across the Pantanal, a maze of rivers, forests and marshlands that sprawl over an area 20 times the size of the Everglades.
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An estimated 10 to 20 tons of fish died on the Piracicaba River, prosecutors said. An initial investigation points to an "irregular discharge of wastewater" from a sugar and ethanol plant.
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The Biden administration is moving forward with a proposal that would require heat protections for workers across the country. It comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial law barring Florida local governments from imposing such requirements on businesses.
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Hurricane Beryl upgraded to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm late Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said, as it crossed islands in the southeastern Caribbean.
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Last year an appeals court struck down Florida’s plans to restore polluted springs, siding with the advocacy group that said those plans were ineffective. Now, as the state works on revisions, advocates fear the pending changes will still fail Florida springs.
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So far, water utility reports reveal 89.3 million people have been exposed to PFAS nationwide, although a peer-reviewed article from 2020 estimates that number to be around 200 million.
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We discuss climate hurdles and solutions with CNN's chief climate correspondent, and highlight Florida stories from his book.
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Climate change is pushing Florida’s native marine species into new regions across the state. You can call them the new natives.
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Researchers at the University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning recently developed a tool to help identify conservation lands in Florida that could help improve water quality if they are protected.