Want a resilient South Florida? Start with the Everglades, then your front yard
Replacing thirsty turf grass with native vegetation helps protects the Everglades and our water supply.
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Pollution persists in the Florida Everglades despite 40-year restoration effort, report says
The river of grass is not on track to meet a new water quality standard, according to the report.
Questions surround Florida’s attempt to expand its role in Everglades restoration
The Everglades face increasing pressure as global temperatures warm, storms intensify and tides rise.
Now in its 25th year, a historic effort to save the Everglades evolves as the climate warms
Designed to replenish the drinking water supply, Everglades restoration may help save South Florida from climate change.
Florida’s home insurance crisis hits hardest in some of the state’s poorest counties
An Inside Climate News analysis shows that communities around Lake Okeechobee are an epicenter of the crisis.
FAU panel discusses Everglades restoration challenges and climate impacts
The discussion was moderated by Jenny Staletovich of public radio station WLRN, who hosts the Bright Lit Place podcast.
Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
One way to slow down subsidence is to flood the area during Florida’s rainy season and use the fields to ...
In the Florida Everglades, a greenhouse gas emissions hotspot
Drainage has exposed the fertile soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area, a region responsible for much of the nation’s sugar ...
New UCF project examines key role soils play in keeping the planet cool
The research will examine a method to keep carbon from escaping soils and trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
Challenging harvest for Florida sugar farmers this year
By Matt Hoffman Last month, the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida celebrated the close of our 60th crop. Farmers in ...