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Category: Florida

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, Culture, Florida, Gulf Coast, Water

Inside the fight to give Florida rivers legal rights

by Xander Peters February 25, 2020January 14, 2022

A network of environmentalists has helped more than a dozen counties and cities introduce “rights of nature,” but the movement faces pushback from lawmakers and lobbyists.

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, Florida, Housing, Justice, Public Health

Mold, foundation cracks, sinking houses: How a Florida Habitat for Humanity neighborhood fell apart

by Imani Jackson January 14, 2020January 14, 2022

Experts, lawyers, and residents argue that affordable housing communities should be built with environmental justice and climate change in mind.

Posted inClimate, Economies, Florida, Georgia, Water

For 30 years, Georgia and Florida have been fighting over water

by Haisten Willis September 27, 2019January 14, 2022

Georgia farmers are pitted against Florida fishers in legal battle over water rights that’s worsening with climate change — and the case may soon be coming to a head.

Posted inDisaster Recovery, Economies, Florida, Gulf Coast

Florida schools still ‘begging for help’ after Hurricane Michael

by Karyn Wofford June 12, 2019January 14, 2022

As a new hurricane season begins, thousands of students remain homeless and officials are struggling to rebuild before the next school year.

Posted inAtlantic Coast, Climate, Florida, Gulf Coast, Public Health, Water

Red tide, Hurricane Michael push Florida into election hinging on environmental promises

by Austyn Gaffney October 18, 2018January 14, 2022

The economic impacts of a warming world are becoming a key issue for Florida politicians and voters.

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