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With Only Four Left, UF Researchers Work to Replenish Schaus Swallowtail Population

University of Florida scientists are hoping they have a second chance to save a rare Florida Keys butterfly.

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With cleanup effort, is it enough to remove contaminants from the Koppers Superfund site?

Two feet of soil needs to be removed from the neighborhood near Gainesville’s Koppers Superfund site. And over the course of seven hours Thursday afternoon, Mitchell Brourman presented four times to the public the step-by-step plans for doing so.

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In Florida’s best recycling county, bearded man has repurposing plan

Mike Myers, 66, lives in Gainesville and founded Bearded Brothers Solutions, as well as the Repurpose Project, a nonprofit that focuses on finding new uses, especially in art projects or crafts, for old items that he says had “always just been dumped in a hole.”

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Beyond pythons, Florida termed “cesspool” of world’s invasive species problem

From giant snails to lionfish, Florida has become home to a variety of invasive species in recent years.

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Florida’s python problem continues after amateur hunters, attention fade away

A state-run contest to kill snakes brought worldwide attention to Florida’s invasive species problem. But how much closer are researchers to a solution?

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