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A decades-long fight between Florida and Georgia over the supply of water in the states' shared watershed and how that water is used is headed to trial beginning on Oct. 31.
Read More »Florida, Georgia Prepare For Federal “Water Wars” Trial
UF Hosts Second Annual Climate Change Communications Summit
For the second year, the University of Florida hosted a free event to encourage dialogue about climate change.
Read More »Citrus Decline Continues In Florida
Citrus production continues to plummet in Florida, as the first forecast for the 2016-2017 growing season indicates a 14 percent drop in the state’s orange crop. The forecast Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that Florida growers will harvest enough oranges to fill 70 million 90-pound boxes in the coming …
Read More »A Leaning Tower At GRU, And The Return of Power from GREC
With Deerhaven 2 suddenly out, Deerhaven 1's maintenance outage will be postponed.
Read More »Lake City Issues Water Boil Advisory
The City of Lake City has issued a water boil advisory after a water main broke Friday morning causing the city’s water system to lose pressure. While some homes and businesses briefly lost water completely, most experienced partial pressure loss. The affected areas are between Interstate 75 and US 441 east and west, and …
Read More »North Central Florida Counties Work to Increase Recycling Rates
Recycling rates in Florida have increased by 26% since 2010 as the result of a statewide effort to achieve a 75% recycling rate by 2020. Some county recycling coordinators think this goal think this goal is unrealistic.
Read More »New Rule Aims To Alert Floridians Of Pollution Incidents
This comes after a sinkhole in Polk County released possibly contaminated water from a phosphate plant and a separate sewage leak in Pinellas County.
Read More »Gainesville Chamber of Commerce Says It Would Not Support Conservation Tax
The Gainesville Chamber of Commerce recently voted not to support the Wild Spaces Public Places tax referendum on November's ballot.
Read More »Ocala Gives Land To Mental Health Treatment Center
Marion County children will receive more help than ever after The Centers was given land for a new building by the City of Ocala on Tuesday.
Read More »Fla. Working To Reduce Pollution In Natural Areas
Since 2000, Florida’s sulfur-dioxide emissions have decreased by about 80 percent, and its nitrogen-oxide emissions from industrial sources have fallen by roughly 70 percent.
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