FGCU social work professor Thomas Felke puts the loss of SNAP benefits in perspective. The problems didn't just start, and the emergency funds that apparently will be used to issue benefits are not enough.
By 2040, Florida’s public water needs are expected to increase by 22%, and analysts conclude that there is not enough groundwater to meet these needs, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Florida’s freshwater resources come from underground aquifers, which are large bodies of porous rock and sand that hold water.
Residents of Fort Myers Beach head to the polls Nov. 4 for what could result in the first successful recall of elected officials in Lee County in nearly 75 years. Town council members Karen Woodson and John King are on the recall ballot, but judge’s decision, Nov. 3, leaves the vote on King’s recall in a kind of legal limbo.
Mangroves are far more important than most people realize. Without them, barrier islands could wash away. With them, mangrove roots trap sediment, building land over time.