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Florida Wildlife Care helps animals recover from the impending damage that Hurricane Irma had on the wildlife of Florida.
Read More »Florida Wildlife Care Becomes Refuge For Injured Animals After Hurricane Irma
Appeals Court Orders Review Of Sabal Trail Pipeline
A federal appeals court has ordered a review of the Sabal Trail pipeline, saying that the initial approval did not take greenhouse-gas emissions from Florida power plants into account. The pipeline goes from Alabama, through part of Southwest Georgia and then through Florida to Osceola County.
Read More »Find Out Florida: What Incentives Are Available To Families Who Want To Install Solar Panels?
In Find Out Florida this week, WUFT looks at the incentives available to homeowners who want to add a rooftop solar system.
Read More »Project: Blue Ether Wins SPJ Florida’s James Batten Award for Public Service
Project: Blue Ether was awarded the 2017 James Batten Award for Public Service by the Florida chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) at the 23rd annual Sunshine State Awards.
Read More »Study Offers Warning For Florida Farmers From Global Warming
Florida strawberry growers already have experienced a dress rehearsal for the impacts of climate change during the past two seasons.
Read More »State Weighs Concerns About Cobia In Gulf
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in a meeting Monday that focused heavily on fishery issues, backed a draft proposal that would reduce the number of cobia that can be caught per day in Gulf waters north of the Collier-Monroe County line.
Read More »Florida Opens Large Stretch Of Gulf Coast For Scalloping
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission opened an area from St. Vincent Island in Franklin County to the Pasco and Hernando County line to recreational scalloping over the weekend.
Read More »Find Out Florida: Will Lochloosa Lake Water Levels Ever Return?
How can the water levels in Lochloosa Lake rise up to normal levels? Only nature knows.
Read More »Meadowbrook Golf Club Closes Because Of Flooding
With water levels rising 75 feet up a fairway near Northwest 39th Avenue, covering two greens and 4 tee boxes, the golf club's owner Chris Tophermarcum was forced to close for business Monday.
Read More »State Buys Gilchrist’s Blue Springs Park For $5.25 Million
The Florida Cabinet on Wednesday morning approved purchasing the 407-acre Blue Springs Park property along the Santa Fe River for $5.25 million.
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