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Massive piles of sargassum, the size of which have not been seen before, are floating this way, right now, sure to coat the beaches of Florida's East Coast, the Keys, and various Caribbean islands.
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stock.adobe.comWhy are plans for enormous AI data centers raising alarms with residents who may have to learn nearby? And Sheriff Grady Judd wants some "common sense" used when it comes to immigration enforcement.
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The fight against the Everglades' immigration detention center is not the first time the land has been at the heart of environmental controversy.
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Environmentalists want to permanently open a dam built for a canal that was supposed to cut through the middle of Florida from the Atlantic to the Gulf. The canal project was dropped more than half a century ago because of environmental concerns, but the dam was built and now some people want it removed or opened. -
New research shows the carbon absorbed by the Everglades is equal to 10% of the emissions coming from Florida roadways, but the watershed's methane emissions complicate the picture. -
This year was Florida's 84th coldest winter in recorded history, but it was also the 48th warmest. -
In an announcement on CNBC, the NASA administrator said he wants NASA to send lunar landers to the moon on a monthly basis to support the agency's long-term goals, including one day having a permanent lunar base.
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