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Gainesville is one of 13 cities nationwide to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will help fund a food waste and composting pilot program.
Read More »Composting Business Sees Rapid Growth In Gainesville
Stay-At-Home Coronavirus Order Pushed Gainesville Residential Recycling Up About 40% In One Month
Despite the added vigilance, handling waste continues to prove risky in terms of germ exposure.
Read More »Arrival Of Solar Power To Newberry Expected In 2023
Solar power sites that would supply Newberry with renewable energy are set for construction in 2023. In Dec. 2019, the Newberry City Commission explored solar energy ideas. A partnership between Newberry, the Florida Municipal Solar Project and 15 other Florida cities soon followed. The FMPA’s solar plan is split into …
Read More »‘It’s Green’: Progress Slows As Newnans Lake Cleanup Efforts Continue
Nearing four years after county commissioners gave the go-ahead for the Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative in an expansive effort to improve the impaired lake's water quality, water restoration efforts remain underway.
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Read More »Florida Cuts Stone Crab Season By Two Weeks, After Proposing A Five-Week Cut
The decision came after a month of virtual workshops with industry stakeholders.
Read More »Volunteers Pull Nearly 400 Pounds Of Trash From Sweetwater Branch Creek
They collected a total of 398 pounds of debris and trash.
Read More »Rip Currents Can Kill: What You Need To Know As A Florida Beachgoer
Rip current fatalities in Florida have already ticked up to three in 2020, according to the National Weather Service.
Read More »Season Begins, Florida Scallopers Proceed Amid Pandemic
Some scallopers are proceeding with caution while others are opting to stay home.
Read More »For Poor In America, Sanitary Sewage Disposal Can Be A Challenge
The Clean Waterways Act, which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Tuesday, moves oversight of septic systems from Florida’s Department of Health to its Department of Environmental Protection. The new law is expected to increase funding to replace damaged and hazardous septic tanks.
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