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Gainesville's community gardens have provided a safe, socially distanced way for community members engage during the pandemic.
Read More »Community Gardens Grow In Purpose During Pandemic
Location Moved For Meeting Surrounding Ginnie Springs Bottling Permit
The meeting surrounds the water bottling permit for Seven Springs Water Company, a company contracted by multinational corporation Nestlé, to take nearly one million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs.
Read More »Florida’s Electric Vehicle Market Is Geared For Exponential Growth But Awaiting Takeoff
Electric vehicles are becoming the more affordable option due to high gas expenses saved.
Read More »They’re Essential To Fighting The Pandemic, But Disposable Face Masks Also Pose A Threat to Alachua’s Wildlife
Last March, the world was briefly experiencing some of the cleanest water and air on record in decades. The global lockdown at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic was giving the natural world a chance to recover. For better or worse, that recovery period didn’t last. Last week, over three …
Read More »‘Survival of the Slowest’ Exhibit Debuts At The Florida Museum of Natural History
Starting Saturday, visitors got a first look at the museum’s newest exhibit, which features 16 live animals that have utilized their seemingly disadvantageous characteristics to stand evolution’s test of time.
Read More »Judge Backs Permit Allowing Water Bottling Near Ginnie Springs
Rejecting arguments by the Suwannee River Water Management District, an administrative law judge has backed renewing a permit for a North Florida business to pipe hundreds of thousands of gallons of spring water a day to a nearby bottling plant.
Read More »New Ocala Wetland Recharge Park Offering Visitors ‘A Peaceful Feeling’
After more than two years of challenging development, the Ocala Wetland Recharge Park has drawn in about 200 visitors a day since opening in September.
Read More »Mutts, Masks And Modifications: How Veterinarians Are Handling COVID-19
Veterinarians in Florida were deemed essential workers in March, so their work didn’t stop when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Read More »Alachua County School Board’s First Pandemic Response Team Drafts Spring Learning Plan
The district has until Dec. 15 to submit a template for the spring semester addressing the requirements of the executive order.
Read More »Florida State Senate Leaders Named, Panel To Review COVID-19 Response
A new state Senate committee will review Florida’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and plan for future emergencies.
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