The Florida flamingo: a perfect pink candidate for state bird
The flamingo is a cultural icon of the Sunshine State, conjuring up images of endless beaches and tropical paradise.
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Warming oceans allow flesh-eating bacteria to thrive, scientists hope to revive sea urchin
Warmer ocean temperatures enable a flesh-eating bacterium to thrive farther north than ever before.
Everglades reservoir is critical to our water supply and needs everyone’s support
The Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir is the linchpin for every other Everglades restoration effort.
New plan to sink massive seaweed blob, Everglades protection bill moves to Senate floor
An FAU professor said that an option for a nearly 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed is “sinking it offshore before it ...
Plan to penalize environmental-related investing could cost taxpayers, Florida sees fewer manatee deaths as feeding ends
A Florida bill bans state and local governments from investing in funds or purchasing bonds based on social, political or ...
Hurricane recovery continues for Fort Myers Beach, lawsuit accuses feds of failing to protect coral habitat
Fort Myers Beach struggles to recover from Ian, lawsuit seeks to protect endangered corals, subcommittee greenlights $100M Florida Forever plan
New mosquito spreading in Florida, food waste collected to combat climate change
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: Beware Florida: New mosquito found ...
Florida considering fee on electric vehicles, Fort Lauderdale requiring higher sea walls
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: Florida EV owners may get ...
Study: Florida must plan better for sea-level rise, population growth
By Nathan Crabbe As Florida’s population continues growing and sea levels continue rising, the state risks losing millions of acres ...
Environmental bills getting bipartisan love, Biden getting climate criticism
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: Florida's environment gets bipartisan love ...