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Nursing Florida’s Ailing Manatees Back to Health

A huge number of the giant sea cows have been released back into the wild after a long convalescence, to make room for others at places like SeaWorld as a troubling die-off continues.

By Amy Green, WMFE

Sea World employees prepare a sling for Corleone, a rehabilitated manatee, to be released to his original home at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Florida on Jan. 17, 2022. Credit: Zack Wittman for The Washington Post via Getty Images
A man tows a canoe through a flooded street of his neighborhood as a truck passes in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on Sept. 30, 2022, after Hurricane Ian slammed the area. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Left Devastating Flooding in Central Florida. Will it Happen Again?

By Amy Green,  WMFE

An airboat is seen hovering over Everglades wetland in Everglades wetlands in Everglades National Park, Florida on Sept. 30, 2021. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Expedition Retraces a Legendary Explorer’s Travels Through the Once-Pristine Everglades

By Amy Green

LEFT: Then-Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) greets attendees during Black Lives Matters Business Expo on June 19, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Crist is running for governor of Florida as a Democrat. Credit: Octavio Jones/Getty Images. RIGHT: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media during a press conference at PortMiami on April 08, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Misery Wrought by Hurricane Ian Focuses Attention on Climate Records of Florida Candidates for Governor

By Amy Green

In an aerial view, boats are piled on top of each other after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on Sept. 29, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida Commits $1 Billion to Climate Resilience. But After Hurricane Ian, Some Question the State’s Development Practices

By James Bruggers, Amy Green

A Teenage Floridian Has Spent Half His Life Involved in Climate Litigation. He’s Not Giving Up

By Amy Green

Red mangrove seed pods hang near Captiva Island in Florida. Credit: Rosie Betancourt/Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Mangrove Tree Offspring Travel Through Water Currents. How will Changing Ocean Densities Alter this Process?

By Hannah Loss

Hilochee Wildlife Management Area in Orlando, Florida. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Two Lakes, Two Streams and a Marsh Filed a Lawsuit in Florida to Stop a Developer From Filling in Wetlands. A Judge Just Threw it Out of Court

By Katie Surma

A manatee swims in the Homosassa River on Oct. 5, 2021 in Homosassa, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Habitat Protections for Florida’s Threatened Manatees Get an Overdue Update

By Amy Green, WMFE

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

New Florida Legislation Will Help the State Brace for Rising Sea Levels, but Doesn’t Address Its Underlying Cause

By Amy Green, WMFE

A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits’ Mined for Sand and Clay

By Agya K. Aning

A flock of birds flies over the border between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on Feb. 16, 2019. Credit: Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP via Getty Images

Warming Trends: Tracking Bird Migration in the Night Sky, Plus the Olympic Mountains’ Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers and a Podcast Focused on Florida’s Polluted Environment

By Katelyn Weisbrod

A person stands on a dock on Lake Virginia in Orlando. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Florida Judge Asked to Recognize the Legal Rights of Five Waterways Outside Orlando

By Katie Surma

A manatee swims among seagrass in the Homosassa River on Oct. 5, 2021 in Homosassa, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Saving Starving Manatees Will Mean Saving This Crucial Lagoon Habitat

By Amy Green

Comeasha Stanley, Ramari Stanley and Terrell Atkinson stand near a heavily damaged apartment after Hurricane Michael passed through the area on October 11, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Hurricane Michael Hit the Florida Panhandle in 2018 With 155 MPH Winds. Some Black and Low-Income Neighborhoods Still Haven’t Recovered

By Jonathan Moens

An installer places a solar panel system on the roof of a home on Jan. 23, 2018 in Palmetto Bay, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

In Florida, DeSantis May End the Battle Over Rooftop Solar With a Pen Stroke

By Aman Azhar

Redbreast sunfish are seein in Florida. Credit: Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images

Fish on Valium: A Multitude of Prescription Drugs Are Contaminating Florida’s Waterways and Marine Life

By Aman Azhar

A Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Its Pledge to Cut Emissions of a Potent Greenhouse Gas

By Phil McKenna

The Indian River Lagoon in Florida. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Includes an Unprecedented $1.1 Billion for Everglades Revitalization

By Amy Green, WMFE

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