FL: Environmental Justice
Puerto Rico's Solar Microgrids Illuminate Path to Energy Security
By Katherine Rapin for Next City.Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Florida News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public …
A Christmas Eve Memorial for Florida Manatees
A record number of manatees have died this year, more than a thousand, and conservation groups warn hundreds more will die from starvation and …
Advocates Call Build Back Better Essential For Environmental Justice
ORLANDO, Fla. - Advocates are calling on Florida's leaders to keep the momentum going after the U.N. Climate Change Summit by thinking of ways to …
Defensores dicen que Build Back Better es esencial para la justicia ambiental
ORLANDO, Fla.-- Defensores están pidiendo a los líderes de Florida que mantengan el impulso después de la Cumbre del Cambio Climá…
Lawsuit Launched Over Piney Point Wastewater Leak
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Conservation groups say Florida's environmental regulators ignored a decade of warning signs - including advice from the U.S…
Million-Acre Southeast Salt Marsh Conservation Plan Gets Green Light
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- An initiative to conserve a million acres of salt marsh from Northeast Florida to North Carolina is in motion, following …
FL Manatees Face Greater Threats to Habitat, Health
TAMPA, Fla. -- Polluted wastewater released into Tampa Bay at Piney Point in the last two weeks is only one threat to Florida manatees, as an …
More Students at FL Universities Seek Clean Energy for Campus
TAMPA, Fla. -- Student-government leaders from several Florida universities want their schools to commit to using 100% renewable energy. This week…
Southern Communities Rally for Inclusion in Green New Deal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Leaders of Southern organizations, including environmental advocates, have come up with a Green New Deal - with a Southern touch…
Conservationists: Proposed Mining Project Threatens Wildlife Refuge
LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Conservationists say a proposed mining project near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge poses a real risk for the more than 400…
New Protections for Deep-Sea Coral Hotspots in Gulf
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The federal government has approved new protections for fragile coral hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico. It's a long-awaited victory …
Florida Groups Urge Utility Regulators to Boost Energy Efficiency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Conservation groups say Florida's newly updated energy-saving goals are still too low and should be raised. The Florida …