ICN Florida

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

The state’s wildlife agency aims to raise requirements for sloth ownership in the state, but advocates say a permanent import ban is crucial.

By Kiley Price, Katie Surma

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

By Amy Green

Underserved Communities Again Ask Courts to Restore Justice Grant Funding

By Amy Green

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

By Erin Douglas

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

By Amy Green

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

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

Climate Change Reshuffles Where People Are Moving in Florida

By Mike Schneider

As Temperatures Get Hotter, Pesticides Are More Dangerous to Farmworkers

By Amy Green

Florida Makes It Harder for Residents Living on Radioactive Soil From Former Phosphate Mines to Sue

By Lisa Spear

In Florida, Being Poor Isn’t Enough to Qualify for the Best Water Aid

By Kate Waxman

FEMA Downsizing Exacerbates Longstanding Problems, Imperils Disaster Response, Federal Watchdog Says

By Amy Green, Kate Waxman

Child Migrants Exposed to Toxic Contamination at Florida Detention Site

By Amy Green

A Radioactive Waste Stack Looms Beside a Segregation-Era Community—and It’s Expanding

By Amy Green

Most Florida Waterways Fail Water Quality Standards as Enforcement Lags

By Madeline Shaw

OSHA Proposed Heat Protections for Workers. Two Years Later, They’re Still Not Final.

By Amy Green

The Floridians Most Exposed to Environmental Harm Carry the Most Dread About It, and Have the Least Help

By Kate Waxman

A Shark-Feeding Ban Exposes a Deeper Fight Over Florida’s Changing Seas

By Kate Waxman

The Dire Lengths Florida Farmworkers Go to Keep Working in ‘Scorching’ Heat

By Amy Green

An AI Data Center at the Edge of the Everglades Heads to a Decisive Vote

By Kate Waxman