The bill’s sponsors say they’re defending Floridians’ property rights. Environmental activists say it’s the latest step the state legislature has taken to speed suburban sprawl and weaken local power to regulate zoning and environmental protections.
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Florida’s most polluted river cleaned up. A company could dump wastewater into it again
At the request of a company owned by one of America’s wealthiest families, state regulators are paving the way for wastewater to flow back into the Fenholloway River
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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.