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I traversed the Everglades by plane and airboat for this story on the now quarter-century-old effort to save the fragile watershed. Special thanks to the @miamiherald.com for the incredibly beautiful photography. insideclimatenews.org/news/0101202...
Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms - Inside Climate News
Everglades restoration was designed to replenish the drinking water supply in one of the fast-growing parts of the nation. The same effort may help save South Florida from climate change.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I traversed the Everglades by plane and airboat for this story on the now quarter-century-old effort to save the fragile watershed. Special thanks to the @miamiherald.com for the incredibly beautiful photography. insideclimatenews.org/news/0101202...
Another hurricane season in the books. insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
A Hurricane Season That Surprised with Record Storms and Notable Lulls - Inside Climate News
Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica as a stunning Category 5 storm. But the U.S. was spared as the Federal Emergency Management Agency faces drastic change.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Another hurricane season in the books. insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
Here is a quick update on the manatee situation in Florida insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
In Florida, Manatee Deaths Edge Up Slightly in 2025 - Inside Climate News
The beloved sea cows still face many threats, but deaths this year were not as high as in 2021 and 2022, when conservation groups say a record die-off claimed 20 percent of the population.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here is a quick update on the manatee situation in Florida insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
A spooky story on Florida's ghost orchid for your Halloween insideclimatenews.org/news/3110202...
Trump Administration Suggests Listing Florida’s Elusive Ghost Orchid as Endangered - Inside Climate News
The proposal is among the more high-profile actions taken under the Endangered Species Act by the Trump administration, which has targeted many other environmental protections.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A spooky story on Florida's ghost orchid for your Halloween insideclimatenews.org/news/3110202...
Here's an update on Alligator Alcatraz insideclimatenews.org/news/2310202...
Federal Appeals Court Pauses Litigation Over Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration had sought the stay of proceedings in the case, arguing its attorneys were furloughed during the government shutdown. The plaintiffs say the administration is picking and choo...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Here's an update on Alligator Alcatraz insideclimatenews.org/news/2310202...
All three of these journalists work at nonprofit news organizations whose funding has been targeted by the Trump administration. Your support of nonprofit journalism matters. With @stevemort.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org and @cfpublicmedia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfCL...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
All three of these journalists work at nonprofit news organizations whose funding has been targeted by the Trump administration. Your support of nonprofit journalism matters. With @stevemort.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org and @cfpublicmedia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfCL...
Here is an important story insideclimatenews.org/news/0810202...
These Florida Communities Wanted to Be More Sustainable and Resilient. A New State Law Blocks Their Efforts. - Inside Climate News
The DeSantis administration has since targeted local sustainability and resilience policies. Now local governments and other detractors are firing back with litigation.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Here is an important story insideclimatenews.org/news/0810202...
Research shows homeowners increasingly are bearing the financial burden of escalating climate risk. Here is our second story on how in Florida, the insurance crisis is hitting hardest in some of the most disadvantaged communities With @peteraldhous.com insideclimatenews.org/news/1409202...
In the Midst of Florida’s Insurance Crisis, What Recourse Do Residents Have? - Inside Climate News
An Inside Climate News analysis shows the state’s insurance crisis is hitting hardest in the disadvantaged counties of Florida’s agricultural heartland. Residents here, in large part, are bearing the ...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Research shows homeowners increasingly are bearing the financial burden of escalating climate risk. Here is our second story on how in Florida, the insurance crisis is hitting hardest in some of the most disadvantaged communities With @peteraldhous.com insideclimatenews.org/news/1409202...
The Trump administration said Alligator Alcatraz was assembled within eight days. A federal judge has ordered a 60-day wind down, citing environmental concerns. insideclimatenews.org/news/2208202...
Citing Environmental Concerns, Judge Orders Alligator Alcatraz to Wind Down Operations - Inside Climate News
Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe had sued over a lack of any environmental review. State leaders filed an appeal soon after the judge issued her ruling.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Trump administration said Alligator Alcatraz was assembled within eight days. A federal judge has ordered a 60-day wind down, citing environmental concerns. insideclimatenews.org/news/2208202...
And more Everglades news. insideclimatenews.org/news/0808202...
Federal Judge Halts New Construction at Alligator Alcatraz - Inside Climate News
The judge issued the 14-day pause as she considers whether the hastily assembled detention site in the Florida Everglades must undergo an environmental review.
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August 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And more Everglades news. insideclimatenews.org/news/0808202...
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have characterized the area around Alligator Alcatraz as a treacherous swamp of alligators and pythons. I traveled to Miami to talk about that with the Miccosukee Tribe, which considers the lands to be sacred. insideclimatenews.org/news/0608202...
To Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe, the Lands Around Alligator Alcatraz Are Sacred, Pythons and All - Inside Climate News
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have characterized the region as a treacherous swamp where little more than alligators and pythons reside. The Miccosukee call this place home—and have so for ge...
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August 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have characterized the area around Alligator Alcatraz as a treacherous swamp of alligators and pythons. I traveled to Miami to talk about that with the Miccosukee Tribe, which considers the lands to be sacred. insideclimatenews.org/news/0608202...
Here is a story that really has challenged me. I first met Tom back in 2008, as I was writing my first articles on the Everglades and Everglades Foundation insideclimatenews.org/news/1707202...
Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer - Inside Climate News
Tom Van Lent is accused of stealing “trade secrets” from the influential Everglades Foundation. He says the foundation has mounted a politically motivated smear campaign.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here is a story that really has challenged me. I first met Tom back in 2008, as I was writing my first articles on the Everglades and Everglades Foundation insideclimatenews.org/news/1707202...
An Inside Climate News analysis shows that in Florida those with the least resources for dealing with disasters are most at risk for losing insurance. With @peteraldhous.com insideclimatenews.org/news/0607202...
Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis Hits Hardest in Some of the State’s Poorest Counties - Inside Climate News
While wealthy coastal counties bear the brunt of landfalling storms, poor residents in inland counties are navigating an even bleaker insurance market that leaves them at risk of no coverage.
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July 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
An Inside Climate News analysis shows that in Florida those with the least resources for dealing with disasters are most at risk for losing insurance. With @peteraldhous.com insideclimatenews.org/news/0607202...
Back in 2020, as my book on the Everglades was going through production, Rebecca told me she wanted to see the Everglades. So that winter break my mom and I took her on vacation in the Big Cypress National Preserve. It really was a trip of a lifetime. insideclimatenews.org/news/0307202...
In Florida’s Fragile Everglades, Trump Praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration says the detention center for undocumented migrants will house the “worst of the worst.” Conservationists are concerned about its impact on the river of grass.
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July 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Back in 2020, as my book on the Everglades was going through production, Rebecca told me she wanted to see the Everglades. So that winter break my mom and I took her on vacation in the Big Cypress National Preserve. It really was a trip of a lifetime. insideclimatenews.org/news/0307202...
Some manatee news today: insideclimatenews.org/news/0206202...
Trump Administration Faces Legal Action Over Federal Cuts’ Impact on Manatees - Inside Climate News
An environmental group filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue over staffing concerns at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, established specifically to protect the sea cows.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Some manatee news today: insideclimatenews.org/news/0206202...
Happy Friday. Welcome to hurricane season insideclimatenews.org/news/2305202...
NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Activity This Year - Inside Climate News
Uncertainty swirls around the federal government, including NOAA and FEMA, ahead of the start of Atlantic hurricane season on June 1.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Happy Friday. Welcome to hurricane season insideclimatenews.org/news/2305202...
A happy-Friday gift from me to you: good environmental news insideclimatenews.org/news/1804202...
Federal Judge Orders Florida to Address Pollution That Led to Manatee Deaths - Inside Climate News
Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record. Widespread water quality problems and seagrass losses left the sea cows starving.
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April 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A happy-Friday gift from me to you: good environmental news insideclimatenews.org/news/1804202...
This week's episode of NewsNight on @wucftv.org features a meaty conversation on Florida's water quality problems and how the Trump administration is affecting the state's environment. www.wucf.org/watch/newsni...
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NewsNight is a weekly, taped 30-minute segment on WUCF, featuring a team of journalists discussing important community topics.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week's episode of NewsNight on @wucftv.org features a meaty conversation on Florida's water quality problems and how the Trump administration is affecting the state's environment. www.wucf.org/watch/newsni...
Took a break from some of the more doom and gloom headlines over our spring break to write about this little bird, whose story also is a little doom and gloom insideclimatenews.org/news/3103202...
Mounting Habitat Pressures Prompt New Conservation Program for Ailing Florida Bird - Inside Climate News
Florida’s Cape Sable seaside sparrow is a rare and secretive bird that dwells within the marl prairie of the remote Everglades, a watershed that is among the most altered on Earth. To the north and ea...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Took a break from some of the more doom and gloom headlines over our spring break to write about this little bird, whose story also is a little doom and gloom insideclimatenews.org/news/3103202...
