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Burmese python swallows 77-pound deer in Florida, advances research about the invasive snakes
Researchers say recent findings prove invasive snakes can eat larger prey than previously thought
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Federal judge refuses to toss lawsuit alleging Florida failed to prevent sewage dumps that led to manatee deaths
Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit
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Florida Democrats call for investigation into state parks development plans
The move came a week after DeSantis shut down the proposal
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DeSantis halts ‘half-baked’ Florida state park development plans after public, political backlash
DeSantis said the government is ‘not getting into the golf course business in the state of Florida’
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Florida residents protest proposed development at Honeymoon Island State Park
‘People who actually play pickleball do visit our state parks. They just don’t play pickleball while they’re doing it.’
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Florida environmentalists call for DeSantis to ditch state park development plans
The plans, which include a pair of resort-sized lodges, pickleball courts and disc-golf courses, have drawn fierce opposition
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Group withdraws plans to build golf courses at Florida State Parks, but questions remain
The state still hasn’t updated its plan to hear public comments
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Here’s where you can turn in your campaign signs in the Orlando area for recycling
There are seven drop-off points around the city
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‘Unnecessary development’: Florida Republicans take aim at DeSantis plan to develop state parks
Environmental groups quickly criticized the initiative and were joined Thursday by Republican lawmakers
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Florida seeks to add pickleball, golf to state parks
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced what it has dubbed a ‘Great Outdoors Initiative’ aimed at expanding public access to state parks
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Orlando calls for artists to contribute to food insecurity-themed exhibits
The city released artist applications for its ‘Art Pollination’ project, funded through a Bloomberg grant
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Florida resident Donald Trump continues to dodge questions on climate change
Mar-a-Lago will probably be fine, but the climate crisis is already wreaking disastrous effects on the state
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Even more hurricanes forecast for Florida’s above-average storm season, experts say
The department also described Hurricane Beryl as ‘a likely harbinger of a hyperactive season’
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DeSantis vetoes bill requiring Florida Department of Health to issue warnings for unsafe water
DeSantis, in a veto letter, objected to the amount of authority that would have been given to the Department of Health
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Environmental groups urge DeSantis to veto Florida bill that allows killing bears in self defense
‘When you run into one of these crack bears, you should be able to shoot it, period,’ the bill’s sponsor said
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Conservation groups want to save Florida’s natural defenses against hurricanes
Salt marshes can play a protective role from possible damage during storms, bur are threatened by unchecked development.
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NOAA meteorologists predict 2024 hurricane season will have ‘highest-ever’ number of named storms
NOAA predicts 17 to 25 named storms, and of those, eight to 13 are expected to become hurricanes
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Florida officials remove 10-foot alligator from homeowner’s pool
Finding a scaly intruder in the pool isn’t that uncommon, especially this time of year
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Florida official pushes new state bird, wants to drop mockingbird
Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas also have the northern mockingbird as their state birds