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Florida’s environmental protection department wants to halt ruling requiring manatee protections
The motion raised a series of issues, including targeting the moratorium on new septic tanks
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DeSantis quietly signs bill to bar golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks
The new law requires the state to announce public hearings regarding projects in state parks 30 days in advance
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Proposal for first Florida bear hunt in a decade advances amid pushback
‘The data that you are using for a data-based decision is over 10 years old,’ one critic said
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Climate justice activists call on Orlando to reform parking mandates for new development
Activists say that the city’s current parking space requirements can deter affordable housing development and drive up costs.
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After ruling Florida violated Endangered Species Act, judge orders new protections for manatees
While the state has appealed the ruling, U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza issued a permanent injunction designed to carry out his decision
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‘Risky human behavior’ is top cause of Florida alligator attacks, new study says
Researchers ultimately call for a better-educated public
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Florida bill to protect state parks heads to last stop before hitting DeSantis’ desk
‘This is democracy at work,’ Sen. Gayle Harrell said before the Senate passed the measure
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Bill to protect Florida state parks from development heads to full Senate
Under the bill, construction in parks could not harm natural resources, native habitats or historical sites
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Judge says Florida violated federal Endangered Species Act, backs more manatee protections
The judge wrote that it would take at least a decade for conditions in the northern part of the Indian River Lagoon to start to recover
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Bill to limit development on Florida state parks wins approval in House
The development gave hope to environmentalists and those who enjoy state public parks that this legislation can become law this year
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Dear Elon: Please stop trying to kill Florida’s national parks and wildlife refuges
A letter to the big DOGE
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Wekiwa Springs to require reservations starting next week
The pilot reservation program comes as part of the park’s efforts to manage high attendance
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Florida bill banning golf courses, pickleball courts from state parks advances in the Senate
The bill requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to notify the public 30 days before a public hearing
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Florida Republican files bill to prevent golf course, pickleball court development in state parks
The bill comes after massive outcry last year over the state Department of Environmental Protection’s plans for the ‘Great Outdoors Initiative’
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Florida manatees will remain a threatened species, federal wildlife officials say
Environmentalists have argued they should be reclassified as endangered
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EPA approves controversial Florida plan for roads made from radioactive byproduct
The EPA said the ‘approval applies only to the proposed pilot project and not any broader use’
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Florida Democrat Lindsay Cross predicts a Florida bear hunt in 2025 would be ‘wildly unpopular’
Florida’s last black bear hunt was in 2015 and was shut down after its second day after nearly 300 bears had been killed
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For Central Florida citrus growers, the way forward may not be citrus at all
After more than a decade of greening disease devastation, Florida’s citrus farmers are considering alternative crops. One company claims they have what it takes, but farmers are skeptical.
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Manatee found in Florida pond over a mile from open water due to hurricane flooding
The 2-year-old, 500-pound manatee has been transported to Tampa for rehabilitation.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer’s PAC gifts campaign cash to developer-friendly Republicans running for Orange County Commission
Orlando’s highest-profile Democrat has publicly endorsed Republican Steve Leary, while recently posted campaign finance records show he may be advocating for anti-abortion Republican Austin Arthur as well