Jenny Staletovich
Environment ReporterJenny Staletovich has been a journalist working in Florida for nearly 20 years.
She’s reported on some of the region’s major environment stories, including the 2018 devastating red tide and blue-green algae blooms, impacts from climate change and Everglades restoration, the nation’s largest water restoration project. She’s also written about disappearing rare forests, invasive pythons, diseased coral and a host of other critical issues around the state.
She covered the environment, climate change and hurricanes for the Miami Herald for five years and previously freelanced for the paper. She worked at the Palm Beach Post from 1989 to 2000, covering crime, government and general assignment stories.
She has won several state and national awards including the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, the Green Eyeshades and the Sunshine State Awards.
Staletovich graduated from Smith College and lives in Miami, with her husband and their three children.
Contact Jenny at jstaletovich@wlrnnews.org
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The number of reports of dead or dying endangered sawfish has risen to 39, with 15 bodies retrieved for testing, state wildlife officials said Tuesday.
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Scientists say the fish kill that started in November and spread among dozens of species is unlike anything they've seen before.
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Sick and dying fish started appearing in mid November. Early tests ruled out harmful water conditions but confirmed elevated levels of a toxin found in ciguatera.
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A push to crown the iconic flamingo the state bird is making its way around Tallahassee as flocks increase across the state.
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An excerpt of "Homeland," episode 1 of Bright Lit Place, prepared for contest entries.
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The U.S. Army Corps has begun designing a resilience plan across the island where nearly all its homes face a severe risk of flooding from hurricanes.
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An excerpt of "Something for Everyone," episode 2 of Bright Lit Place, prepared for contest entries.
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A new report by the University of Florida and 1000 Friends of Florida found that the 12 million more people expected to move to Florida by 2070 could wipe out huge swaths of ag land used by endangered species and needed to fight impacts from climate change.
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An audio compilation of Bright Lit Place, a six-part podcast from WLRN News, with funder acknowledgements removed, prepared for contest entries.
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Environmentalists say nuclear regulators and Florida Power & Light used outdated sea level rise projections in extending operating licenses for Turkey Point to mid century.
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WLRN has been examining what happened to Florida’s promise to restore the Everglades with a massive plan approved in 2000. These are some of the people who’ve spent decades waiting for progress. Those hit hardest measure losses in their checkbooks and family businesses — or even their homelands. Others have devoted their careers to getting restoration done right.
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Since 2000, Miami-Dade has been working to improve its flood risk rating with federal emergency managers to cut insurance rates for residents in incorporated county neighborhoods.