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At Raccoon Point, in the Big Cypress National Preserve, oil was detected in 1978. Production began in 1981, and the field was expanded in 1992. Credit: National Parks Conservation Association/LightHawk

Oil Drilling Has Endured in the Everglades for Decades. Now, the Miccosukee Tribe Has a Plan to Stop It

By Amy Green

Rescue personnel walk through a flooded street after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore on Aug. 30, 2023 in Hudson, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Q&A: What Do Meteorologists Predict for the 2024 Hurricane Season?

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

State and federal partners are racing to rescue smalltooth sawfish in the Florida Keys, where they are exhibiting unusual and concerning behavior like spinning and whirling. Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

As Florida Smalltooth Sawfish Spin and Whirl, a New Effort to Rescue Them Begins

By Amy Green

A woman works on a farm as it rains with high humidity during a heatwave in Homestead, Fla. on July 15, 2023. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Florida Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers

By Amy Green, Victoria St. Martin

A neighborhood remains flooded after Hurricane Ian on Sept. 29, 2022 in Orlando, Fla. Credit: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images

In Florida, Skyrocketing Insurance Rates Test Resolve of Homeowners in Risky Areas

By Amy Green

The C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Fla. Credit: Bay Pines VA Healthcare System

VA Medical Centers Vulnerable To Extreme Weather As Climate Warms

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to the media at Saint Anselm College on Friday, Jan. 19 in Goffstown N.H. Credit: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

DeSantis Called for ‘Energy Dominance’ During White House Run. His Plan Still is Relevant to Floridians, Who Face Intensifying Climate Impacts 

By Amy Green

An airboat is seen hovering over wetland in Everglades National Park, Florida. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Judge Orders Jail Time For Prominent Everglades Scientist

By Amy Green

Cleanup efforts commenced in Cedar Key, Fla. on Thursday, August 31, 2023 a day after Hurricane Idalia passed through the area. Credit: Thomas Simonetti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Hurricane-Weary Floridians Ask: What U.N. Climate Talks? 

By Amy Green

In Clewiston, Florida, a sugar cane field in the Everglades Agricultural Area. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

In the Florida Everglades, a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hotspot

By Amy Green

In Arcadia, Florida, Mac Martin looks at flooding along the railroad tracks at the Peace River in October 2022 in Arcadia, nearly a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall on the gulf coast. The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area would include the watersheds of the Peace River and shore up protection for a region that suffered heavy damage from the hurricane. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images.

Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed

By Amy Green

A sugar cane field burning near Canal Point, Florida. Credit: Photo Courtesy of Friends of The Everglades

In Florida, Gen Z Activists Step Into the Fight Against Sugarcane Burning

By Michelle Mairena and Kyndall Hubbard, Youthcast Media Group

A manatee swims in a recovery pool at the David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center in ZooTampa at Lowry Park in Tampa, Florida, on January 19, 2021. Red tides caused by human use of fertilizers, loss of food in their natural habitat and collision with boats are the main causes of manatee deaths. Credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images.

Fish and Wildlife Service to Consider Restoring Manatee’s Endangered Status

By Amy Green

Chauncey Goss and his family spent weeks clearing hurricane debris from their property, as shown in this photograph taken shortly after Ian struck. Photo courtesy Chauncey Goss

For Sanibel, the Recovery from Hurricane Ian Will Be Years in the Making

By Amy Green

Parrot Heads crowd Mobile's streets to celebrate the life of Jimmy Buffett. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News.

Protecting Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett, Bama and the Fight to Save the Manatee

By Lee Hedgepeth

In Tarpon Springs, Florida, Makatla Richter wades through flood waters after having to evacuate her home when the flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on Wednesday. Credit: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.

Florida Pummeled by Catastrophic Storm Surges and Life-Threatening Winds as Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall

By Amy Green

Coral on the ocean bed in the Straits of Florida near Key Largo, Florida, in September 2021. Record warm ocean temperatures this summer are leading to what scientists fear may be a global bleaching event. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images.

For Florida’s Ailing Corals, No Relief From the Heat

By Amy Green

In Florida, parts of the Sanibel Causeway to Sanibel Island were washed away, along with sections of the bridge to the island, after Hurricane Ian passed through the area in September 2022. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. Credit:Joe Raedle/Getty Images.

NOAA Adjusts Hurricane Season Prediction to ‘Above-Normal’

By Amy Green

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