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Federal Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wild Sloth Imports

The proposal follows an Inside Climate News investigation revealing that dozens of imported wild sloths died at a planned Florida tourist attraction.

By Kiley Price, Katie Surma

A sloth named Leeloo lays in a wooden enclosure at The Central Florida Zoo, which accepted Sloth World’s surviving animals earlier this year. Credit: Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
A view of the Escambia Wood Treating Company Superfund site in June 2022. Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Groundwater Cleanup Set to Begin This Fall at North Florida Site, Decades After Superfund Designation

By Craig Pittman

A USDA worker holds soil from a ranch that uses regenerative agriculture practices. Credit: Preston Keres/USDA/FPAC

Regenerative Growers in Florida Aim to Improve Soil for Health of Food, Environment, Consumers and Workers

By Sara Pepitone

An aerial view of the Exumas region of the Bahamas. Credit: EyesWideOpen via Getty Images

As Rival Resorts Battle in a Bahamas Court, a Threatened Conch’s Nursery Is Caught in the Middle

By Kate Waxman

Ann Jones says the water at her home in Whitted, Fla., runs clear only some of the time. Other times, the water is brown. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

In One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown

By Amy Green

The construction site of the Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. Credit: South Florida Water Management District

‘Crown Jewel’ of Everglades Restoration Is Too Small, Report Says

By Amy Green

The Florida Capitol Complex in Tallahassee. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

How Florida Ties Localities’ Hands on Everything from Environmental Regulation to Worker Protections

By Jennifer Reed

Workers rebuild a home destroyed by Hurricane Michael on May 9, 2019, in Mexico Beach, Fla. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

‘Post-Disaster Gentrification’ Proliferates in Florida Towns as Costs Soar Following Hurricanes

By Mike Schneider

People gather at Wekiwa Springs State Park on Sept. 7, 2020, in Apopka, Fla. Credit: Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Nine Florida Springs Will Get New Cleanup Plans Under Legal Settlement

By Amy Green

An 813 Hood Garden space in East Tampa. Credit: Courtesy of Dee Morales

In Tampa, Community Gardeners Say They Need More Funding, Not More Information, to Feed Neighbors in Need

By Kate Waxman

An aerial view of destroyed homes in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Oct. 11, 2024, after a tornado hit the area. Credit: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images

A Super El Niño Is Building. Florida’s Most Vulnerable Homes Aren’t Ready.

By Kate Waxman

Dolce, one of the surviving sloths from Sloth World, eats a carrot inside her enclosure at Central Florida Zoo. Credit: Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

Florida Proposes Stronger Protections for Sloths After Dozens Died at a Tourism Attraction

By Kiley Price, Katie Surma

A man looks out at the floodwater surrounding his home on June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

As Extreme Weather Worsens, Black and Hispanic Homeowners Are Paying More for Insurance

By Amy Green

Workers repair a water main break that flooded streets and homes in southwest Detroit in February 2025. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Underserved Communities Again Ask Courts to Restore Justice Grant Funding

By Amy Green

Migrant workers tend to a farm in Homestead, Fla., on April 25, 2025. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

In South Florida, a Crackdown on Overdue Electricity Bills Coincides With Peak Summer Heat, ICE Enforcement

By Erin Douglas

University Area residents Ross Fabian and Sara Roman said the loss of an EPA grant has eroded trust for the government in the community. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

A Florida Community Aimed to Address a Legacy of Pollution. The Trump Administration Cancelled Its Funding.

By Amy Green

A sloth named Willow was one of five transferred from Sloth World to the Central Florida Zoo that later died. Credit: Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

More than 50 Sloths Died at a Florida Wildlife Attraction. Officials Say No Crime Occurred.

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

A man moves a chair in Tampa, Fla., as people remove debris and clean their homes after flooding caused by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 11, 2024. Credit: Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Climate Change Reshuffles Where People Are Moving in Florida

By Mike Schneider

Farmworkers weed a bell pepper field during a heat wave, in Camarillo, Calif., on July 3 2024. Credit: Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images

As Temperatures Get Hotter, Pesticides Are More Dangerous to Farmworkers

By Amy Green

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