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After Democrats’ National Sweep, Republicans Maintain a Weaker Grip on Florida

Republicans won statewide races by slim margins but failed to flip Democrat-held congressional seats and lost seats in the Legislature.

By Amy Green

People wait in line to vote at a polling station on Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Credit: Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images
A man walks through a flooded street after 24 hours of continuous rain in Miami on June 13, 2024. Credit: Jesus Olarte/Anadolu via Getty Images

Federal Plan to Elevate Miami Homes Meets Skepticism

By Mike Schneider

Hurricane Isaias passes through Pensacola, Fla., on Oct. 9. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Hurricane Damage to a Florida Domestic Violence Shelter Shows Climate’s Stress on Vulnerable Groups

By Kate Waxman

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the EAA A-2 Reservoir Everglades restoration project in South Bay on April 13. Credit: Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

How Florida’s Amendment 3 Would Affect the State’s Iconic Water Resources

By Amy Green

An aerial view of Everglades National Park. Credit: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

In Florida’s Gubernatorial Race, a Choice Between New Climate Policy or the Status Quo

By Amy Green

A canoer passes along the Hillsborough River among the office buildings downtown in Tampa, Florida, on Jan. 22, 2012. Credit: Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Researchers Find Widespread PFAS Contamination in Florida Waterways

By Amy Green

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

Federal Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wild Sloth Imports

By Kiley Price, Katie Surma

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

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