WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
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The Rice's whale is considered the most endangered whale in the world, with around 50 estimated to exist in the Gulf.
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As blooms of blue-green algae begin to form in Southwest and Central Florida, educators are preparing to inform tourists and locals about the harmful blooms.
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A federal judge ordered a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the area.
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It goes into effect on July 1. State law enforcement won't be able to solely use safety inspections to justify stopping and boarding boats.
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In Florida, where commercial and recreational fishing supported $24.6 billion in economic activity in 2022 alone, the stakes are high.
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As hurricane season approaches, Florida and other states are confronting a significant shift in disaster-response policy. The federal government is scaling back its role, placing more on state and local authorities.
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President Trump has sought fewer environmental rules and more oil and gas development. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has carried out that agenda by announcing massive regulatory rollbacks.
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A U.S. district judge last month ruled that the state has violated the Endangered Species Act as manatees face threats in the Indian River Lagoon
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Against the odds of a warming ocean, the next generation of corals heads out to sea.
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Renowned scientist predicts 17 named storms and nine hurricanes.
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"The only justification the FWC [Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] has given for having the hunt is to offer an opportunity for trophy hunters to bag a bear," the group Bear Defenders said in a statement announcing the protests.
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The reef, located 10 miles offshore of Key West, features 45 concrete utility poles stacked in layers to create habitat spaces.
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The new St. Pete Agile Resilience Plan includes fortifying the city's treatment plants, including one at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility.
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There had been proposals to tweak the county's winter and summer ban on applying lawn fertilizer, which is the strictest county regulation in the state.