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A temperature increase of just a couple degrees can lead to higher energy bills, stunted plant growth and more rainfall.
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Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, artificial sites don’t perfectly replicate nature.
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Each project is different, but one Polk County site offers a window into the challenging but rewarding process of restoring damaged land.
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Protecting wild Florida in a developer's market: How the state plans to offset environmental impactsA new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the landscape out of balance.
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While wealthy coastal counties bear the brunt of landfalling storms, poor residents in inland counties are navigating an even bleaker insurance market that leaves them at risk of no coverage.
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Conservationists worry a new law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis takes away wildlife officials’ best defense against poachers.
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South Florida's seagrasses filter water, absorb carbon dioxide, house small marine life and feed manatees — a primary source of food that has, giving them the endearing name of "sea cow."
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Despite some bad environmental outcomes from this year's legislative session, advocates say, lawmakers still gave Floridians some things to celebrate.
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Governor Ron DeSantis took his veto pen to the Rodman (Kirkpatrick) Dam line item in the state's budget, dashing advocates' hopes that "this could be the year."
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American oystercatchers at-large are making gains. But in Florida, the state-threatened shorebird is struggling to hold onto habitat.
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The stretch of coastline between Apalachicola and Cedar Key flares neon red on flood risk maps but goes dark on NOAA tide gauge maps. The 150-mile expanse between Apalachicola and Cedar Key has no instruments. Tampa Bay, for comparison, has four.
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Scientists say it’s important to research geoengineering – large-scale attempts to cool the planet to fight climate change – in case we ever need it. But the technologies are risky. Florida will soon outlaw testing them in state airspace.