Solar farms planned for Florida municipal utilities; hunters catch record Burmese python near Naples
The Florida Municipal Power Agency plans to add six solar farms that will supply power to 20 municipal utilities throughout...
DeSantis rejects federal funding for energy rebates; blame traded over insurance crisis
The funding, totaling about $377 million, included hundreds of millions of dollars for energy-efficiency rebates and electrification.
Record Florida ocean temperatures put coral reefs at risk; another home insurer leaving Florida
Average coral cover on most Florida Keys reefs has dropped to less than 3%, from between 30% to 50% before...
Lake Okeechobee’s toxic algae blooms threaten Florida; heat records falling around the globe this summer
Toxic algal blooms now regularly infest much of the lake's 730-square-mile surface during the summer.
Bald eagles rebounded after Hurricane Ian; research aims to protect farmworkers from heat
About 70% of the eagle pairs that lost nests rebuilt in the same season, according to EagleWatch data.
Forecasters now predicting ‘above normal’ hurricane season; heat records broken across Earth
The new forecast now predicts 18 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of which will be major.
About 40% of world’s oceans experiencing marine heat waves; early tropical storms break up sargassum belt
The heat waves could linger through the end of the year.
Kentucky received less money than Florida for flooding; Tampa will house Jane Goodall’s youth program
The average payment is $91,000 to Florida households and $49,000 in Kentucky, an E&E News analysis found.
Hillsborough County projected to be too hot to grow strawberries; National Wildlife Refuge System adding land in Southwest Florida
Hillsborough will be too hot to grow strawberries by 2050, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund.
South Florida military bases plan for climate risk; DeSantis signs ‘radioactive roads’ bill
Protecting bases from the increasing threats of climate change will call for millions of dollars in projects and some key...
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