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Lead poisoning
Human Rights of The Incarcerated
A slate of panelist for the upcoming criminal justice summit joins in as we discuss a host of issues facing prisons. The panelist include ex-offender...
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The Scoop: Thurs., September 28, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Progress Village’s solar progress Progress Village, in Eastern Hillsborough County, is claiming the title of the first Black community in Florida to adopt a solar...
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University of South Florida receives a grant for dementia prevention
Researchers at the University of South Florida have received a grant for dementia prevention from the National Institutes of Health or NIH.
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The Scoop: Thurs., September 14, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Higher education faculty concerned A survey of higher education faculty members found concerns about the climate of higher education in Florida. UFF president, Andrew Gothard,...
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Episode 19: Earnest Coney Chief Executive of CDC of Tampa
CDC of Tampa is a social service organization that is responsible for making society better by providing skills for the modern workforce, real estate for...
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It’s the HEAT and the Humidity!
Meteorologist Andy Johnson formerly of WTVT TV Channel 13, and occupational health expert Tom Bernard of USF College of Public Health, joined MidPoint to talk...
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Removing lead from school drinking water focus of proposed legislation
New proposed legislation aims to remove lead from student drinking water by installing clean water bottle filling stations and filters.
Looking back at a 2009 WMNF story: New EPA lead standards may affect East Tampa company
UPDATE: this story originally published August 20, 2009 by Seán Kinane / WMNF News. We’re republishing this now because a new report from the Tampa Bay Times found hundreds of workers have been exposed to...
Students find low levels of lead in South St. Pete water
Journalism graduate students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have found low levels of lead in drinking water samples taken in the homes of middle school students in South St. Pete. WMNF News...
Florida This Week; USF graduate assistants demand higher wages
First on Radioactivity, we listen back to the latest episode of Florida This Week, a political talk show on local PBS station WEDU that is hosted by Rob Lorei. This week’s panel of political insiders...
New EPA lead standards may affect East Tampa company
UPDATE: this story originally published August 20, 2009 by Seán Kinane / WMNF News. We’re republishing this now because a new report from the Tampa Bay Times found hundreds of workers have been exposed to...
