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Fertile Earthworm Farm, the largest commercial composting operation in South Florida, wants to expand its climate-friendly waste disposal but efforts have been ensnared in red tape.
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Compost has lots of “green” benefits, reducing waste in landfills, cutting emissions and growing bigger, healthier plants. But the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that only 3 percent of household waste gets composted. Here's how to start composting.
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WLRN is starting the new year with its participation in two public events this month to explore the local impact of climate change and water quality in South Florida.
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The state transportation department left $320 million on the table, saying it wouldn’t support the “continued politicization of our roadways.”
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Forestry managers and sustainability experts say both artificial and shipped trees have their drawbacks. But there’s a third, overlooked option: Native Florida pines.
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A study found that, while population will likely continue to grow overall in Miami-Dade and Broward County this century — dozens of neighborhoods prone to flooding now could see people move out, permanently.
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In Monroe, the climate threat is already considered so serious that political leaders are now pushing a bold plan built around a typically unpopular option. They want to raise taxes — in this case, sales taxes.
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University of Florida scientists want to replicate the properties of 'plant diamond'— an indestructible shell that surrounds pollen — to store carbon. They hope it will become a climate change solution.
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Flooding has destroyed the Mexican town of El Bosque. It's driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level rise and increasingly brutal winter storms.
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The multitude of canals and spillways that drain Miami-Dade and Broward counties are becoming obsolete, and the Army Corps of Engineers and SFWMD are concerned enough to hatch a plan.
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A new project funded by a nearly $700,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency aims to add more nature to the interior of the county, turning underutilized parks, empty lots of other spaces into “green infrastructure” that addresses flooding and extreme heat with plants and water features.
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It's been a record-breaking year for sea turtles in Florida. Just as they have for millions of years, the turtles have crawled onto beaches, digging pits in the sand to lay their eggs.