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Supporters of making changes argue that utility customers who live outside municipal boundaries can face higher costs — without being able to vote for city leaders who set rates and make other utility decisions.
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An official report showing the possibility of development beyond previously determined limits in the Florida Keys has activists, developers and local government officials alike worried the state could put at risk the area's sensitive environment and residents' safety during a hurricane.
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SundialWildlife photographer and Zoo Miami’s “Goodwill Ambassador," Ron Magill joins us to talk about new book The Pride of a Lion.
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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 group of visiting Army Corps of Engineers assessed the vulnerability of Key Biscayne's shoreline after a powerful wintry storm did significant additional damage to the beach.
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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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The Suspended Ion Exchange plant in Tampa is expected to be the first in the U.S. and largest in the world. The new technology is designed to removes organic matter from drinking water, and make it easier to filter out forever chemicals, known as PFAS.
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SundialFereshteh Toosi is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist who recently launched an interactive audio project called “Voice Memos for the Future.” The project discusses Miami residents' shared stories and thoughts about the future in South Florida. They tell us how nature has inspired their life’s work.
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WLRN environmental editor Jenny Staletovich and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Patrick Farrell talk about what it was like to wade through the muck of the Everglades to check on the decades-long battle to make the River of Grass work as nature intended.
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SundialWe listen to the part of the first episode of Bright Lit Place, a new WLRN podcast distributed by the NPR Network. It was reported by WLRN's environment editor Jenny Staletovich. We also hear behind-the-scenes stories from Jenny and Patrick Farrell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who worked on the project.
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Colombia has begun the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.
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Mangroves are incredibly beneficial to Florida's environment and can be a bonus for your property, too.