Mass tourism and foreign investment have begun to raise questions about whether outsiders are loving Costa Rica too much – and whether too many local people have been left behind.
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Air conditioning has long been a fact of life in Florida, the nation's hottest state. Rising temperatures make it increasingly a matter of life and death
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Just a month after their wedding, Colin Day was diagnosed with Stage 4 gastric cancer. He died seven months later. In her grief, Helen Moore decided that she would dedicate her life’s work to finding a cure for cancer. -
The Federal Crop Insurance Program costs the government an average of $9 billion annually. Climate change could raise its price tag by up to a third by 2080.
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Crews disproportionately made of young, Mexican men bale pine straw by hand. They're not always fairly compensated. -
Pine straw provides nutrients to the forest floor as it degrades. Landowners must replace what they take. -
Many Pinellas County business owners and workers say they are ready to welcome snowbirds and vacation-seeking visitors. Changes in tourism trends in the state’s coastal playgrounds will be revealed in the coming months and years, especially during peak tourism season. -
After six years of fierce hurricanes and searing summer temperatures, Florida’s residential real estate industry worries that weather patterns influenced by climate change may have wilted the state’s reputation as an idyllic place to live and work. -
As hurricanes ravaged Florida in 2024, home insurance costs have surged, putting a strain on the state’s residents. -
Mickey Disgdiertt awakes at 4 a.m. each day with the same mission: Feeding feral cats near his house not far from Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park in Gainesville. -
Temica Smith, 47, was finally able to buy a house in October 2023, in Heartwood, a mixed-income subdivision in East Gainesville. -
Growing up, books were an important part of Aidan Edwards’ life. They challenged him, helped him work through his personal struggles and enhanced his education, he said. -
Dawn Beachy, 70, a Gainesville native, spearheaded the project in hopes of educating people about the history of racial terror in Alachua County. -
Lacey Coe understands two things for certain: the power of food and importance of community.
