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Environment
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that lets Florida test radioactive phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry waste product, in building roads.
Save the Manatee Club warns public not to use glitter-filled floatation devices
Environmental advocates are asking people not to use glitter-filled floatation devices because of their potential to harm wildlife.
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, June 30th, 2023
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, June 30th, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that lets Florida test radioactive phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry waste product, in building roads.
Florida Ports CEO warns that proposed changes to protect the endangered Rice's whale could harm ports including Port Tampa Bay.
Report calls for elimination of top plastics polluting beaches
Listen: A new report shows that common plastics are polluting shorelines. With the Fourth of July holiday coming up, an environmental group is calling for the US to declare its independence from single-use plastics. The...
Florida rejects oil drilling proposal in Big Cypress Swamp
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection rejected a proposal to drill an oil well in Big Cypress Swamp in Collier County.
Legal battle brewing over the iconic Florida flower, the ghost orchid
Listen: Conservation groups in Florida have pleaded for official protection of one iconic flower native to Florida. Now, the groups are preparing to take legal action to force the U.S. government to protect it. After...
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
Donald Trump will be in Miami Court Donald Trump is making his first court appearance in a historical criminal case charging the former president with hoarding top secret government documents, boastfully displaying them to visitors,...
“Rare” property in rural Manatee County considered for conservation status
Listen: There’s an important undeveloped piece of land in Manatee County that might get protection. Florida’s Acquisition and Restoration Council, or ARC, met today Friday to take steps to conserve the property. As one of...
Carbon set to be stored underground in Florida through new ‘carbon capture’ technology
A South Korean company will store carbon underground in space and aerospace industrial complexes in Florida.
Fresh off a significant court victory in its battle to preserve Florida's freshwater springs, leaders of the Florida Springs Council appeared on WMNF WaveMakers to discuss how the public can get involved.
Florida has the highest...
