Environment

A 261-page Florida Department of Environmental Protection dam safety report released in March has given the decades-long battle a renewed sense of urgency. What was once a low-hazard structure with no potential for death or flooding has changed as it’s aged.

As the bill waits for the president’s signature, local officials feel that this legislation is bringing together federal, state and local efforts in a cohesive attempt to restore the seagrass and manatee population.

The new nature center at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park opens to the public Friday.

Two bald eagles were released into the wild on Thursday in the vicinity of Paynes Prairie in Micanopy.

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 22 communities to be a part of its Communities Local Energy Action Program, and the Alachua County EMPOWER program was one of those selected. The pilot program, known as LEAP, was put in place “to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits.” It …

The county has five rural collection centers: Alachua/High Springs Collection Center on Northwest U.S. Highway 441, Archer Collection Center on Southwest Archer Road, Fairbanks Collection Center on Northeast Waldo Road, North Central Collection Center on Northeast State Road 121 and Phifer Collection Center on Southeast Hawthorne Road.

 The U.S Department of Labor released data that shows how the gasoline index rose sharply in February, increasing 6.6 % after falling 0.8 % in January.