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Environmental advocates are preparing to make their case in Federal Court next week against plans for a phosphate mining operation in Hardee County. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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A recent settlement between environmental advocates and developers over wetlands in northern Collier County is being called a win-win by both groups. But as WGCU’s John Davis reports, the fight isn’t over.
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The South Florida Water Management District recently airlifted 60 tons of aquatic vegetation into wetlands south of Lake Okeechobee. As WGCU’s John Davis reports, the effort is a key component to Everglades Restoration.
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Sanibel Island is organizing a beach patrol, training volunteers to be on the lookout for oil and tar balls. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.
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Not a whole lot is known about the long term impact of oil on coastal ecosystems. A researcher at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota studied a spill near the mouth of Tampa Bay back in 1993…and did a follow up study 8 years later. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports on what she found…
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Just in time for World Oceans Day, Tuesday, coral reef managers and scientists are releasing an action plan for studying and mitigating the effects of climate change on Florida’s reef system. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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Middle School students in Southwest Florida are learning about the vast and varied wetland that’s in their backyard – the Everglades. This year teachers have new a tool, it’s an interactive DVD called “The Future of America’s Everglades”. WGCU’s Valerie Alker recently sat in with 7th graders at Cypress...
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Lee County’s Solid Waste Division received some heat recently for burning recyclables collected from the City of Fort Myers. Upgrades to the county’s facility are still months away. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez explains.
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Officials with the EPA were in Fort Myers Tuesday taking comments on proposed rules to reduce nutrient pollution in Florida waterways. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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Hurricane experts are concerned that communities along the Gulf Coast are losing their natural storm surge protections. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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