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Reductions in federal funding and staffing at national parks means visitors may see longer lines to enter parks or popular locations within them. But if you plan carefully, you can create a great experience.

Environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for stalling the adoption of rules establishing new and revised water quality criteria in Florida.

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is going after rainbows -- a symbol of gay pride -- all over the state.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn earlier this month found what Duffy called significant failures in the way all three states are enforcing rules that took effect in June.

Several states have passed laws in recent years related to social-media use by children, spurring a series of legal fights.

Long lines at chargers. Range anxiety on road trips. Stretches of interstate with few, if any, charging stations. They’re all big concerns if you drive an electric vehicle in South Florida or just about anywhere in the state.

The University of Florida has selected an interim president after their last choice was rejected by the state Board of Governors that oversees the university system. The school announced Monday that Dr. Donald W. Landry, a physician and chair emeritus of the Columbia University Department of Medicine, will take over the University of Florida helm on Sept. 1. His appointment also must be approved by the state Board of Governors, which is meeting Sept. 10-11.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is “not just looking for agricultural bugs” at its inspection points on highways, but also “drugs and thugs,” the department’s commissioner said Monday.

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency. The letter coincides with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, highlighting concerns about management and capacity at FEMA.

The federal government has asked a Miami judge to pause her order to close an immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz." Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security say the closure would disrupt immigration law enforcement. They requested a decision by Monday.

ICE has put a hold on Harjinder Singh. Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched Lt. Gov. Jay Collins to California to escort Singh onto an airplane before his court appearance.

Tropical Storm Fernand is strengthening in the open Atlantic Ocean well east of Bermuda. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph late Sunday and was moving north-northeast at 13 mph. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Fernand was expected to turn more to the northeast in the coming day and begin weakening on Tuesday. It poses no threat to land.