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Miami’s public land, meant for affordable housing, helped developers profit. Also, a Black reverend shares his experiences with the complicated legacy left behind by the founder of Coral Gables. Plus, we look at the iconic flamingo.
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The move restores regulations guiding environmental reviews of big projects such as highways and pipelines that were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
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Seawalls, despite more natural innovations like "living" shorelines, aren’t going anywhere in Florida — except up.
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The Northern Turnpike Extension could run through the town of Royal. The community that stands there today is close-knit. Neighbors often gather for barbecues or bonfires, cars honk in recognition when they pass through the dusty roads and friends spend days chatting in lawn chairs.
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Cleared land and construction sites are commonplace in Florida. How can the region's unique wildlife be preserved?
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One potential way to make housing more affordable is to increase building density. But in a region that has gotten used to single-family housing, that's easier said than done.
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A bill to open Florida’s seagrass beds to development has a slim chance of passing this legislative session. Environmentalists oppose the bill, arguing it will further deplete manatees’ food source.
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Housing and rental prices continue to soar in Florida and wages are struggling to keep up. There are fewer and fewer options for affordable housing in the state. Groups like the Florida Housing Coalition are hoping lawmakers continue to put money designated for affordable housing into affordable housing. Yet legislative efforts around the issue are a mixed bag.
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Hundreds of elderly residents could soon be pushed out of an affordable housing building in Miami's Brickell neighborhood. Many will be relocated to another development, but not all are happy.
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Rents are climbing, making life in South Florida a lot harder to enjoy. Plus, Seashells are beautiful and an important part of our environment, but did you know they end up in our toothpaste and our Tums?
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The growth-management group 1000 Friends of Florida spearheaded the lawsuit, which alleged, in part, that the law violated constitutional due-process and First Amendment rights. But the appeals court, in a four-page decision, said the Department of Economic Opportunity and Secretary Dane Eagle were not proper defendants and, as a result, the case should be dismissed.
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By the end of the 2020s, Blue Origin says its planned Orbital Reef commercial space station will become "the premier mixed-use space station in low Earth orbit for commerce, research, and tourism."