The University of Florida is planning to demolish an on-campus conservation area known as Graham Woods — a project that would chop down roughly 1,000 trees in a mini-forest favored by nature lovers and bicyclists.
Category: Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Health
Extreme Florida heat increasingly dangerous for maternal, infant health
Heat risks for mothers and their unborn babies are rising around the world — and particularly in Florida.
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Tearing down the Rodman Dam is elusive, once again, for St. Johns River advocates
Removing the Rodman Dam once again proved to be one of the most intractable environmental issues in Florida, one that has flummoxed governors, federal bureaucrats, political operatives and activists for decades.
Posted inEnvironment, State Government
Northeast Florida land deal dies after intervention from Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff
Wiles’ intervention turbocharged what was already a furious and rapidly organizing opposition in St. Johns County to the proposal.
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Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, slams controversial Northeast Florida land deal
Wiles’ intervention, given her proximity to national power, is remarkable, but it’s in line with many prominent figures in Northeast Florida concerned the land swap could tarnish prized and environmentally sensitive land