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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Moday praised a new project that seeks to mitigate the environment impact of the Super Bowl in Miami next year and also promote more sustainability.

New Initiative Seeks To Mitigate Environmental Impact Of Super Bowl In Miami

With next year's Super Bowl in Miami-Dade County expected to draw tens of thousands of tourists to the area, a new project aims to promote...

In this false-color image, the blue and purple show the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer over Antarctica on Oct. 5. Earth's ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing.

The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says

The ozone layer is a thin shield in the stratosphere that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

Annette Trossbach, who founded the Laboratory Theater of Florida in 2009, is retiring as its producing artistic director.

Annette Trossbach retiring from Laboratory Theater of Florida

On Saturday, the Laboratory Theater of Florida announced that Annette Trossbach is retiring as its producing artistic director. Trossbach founded the lab in 2009. During her 16 years at the helm, she established the lab as a bastion for innovative, groundbreaking theater productions. Along the way, she transformed local theater into a safe and acceptable environment in which artists and audiences can explore, discover and expand personal horizons and raise their social consciousness.

Linton Weeks

Linton Weeks joined NPR in the summer of 2008, as its national correspondent for Digital News. He immediately hit the campaign trail, covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; fact-checking the debates; and exploring the candidates, the issues and the electorate.

National Rifle Association Annual Meeting 2019 in Indiana. The organization filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday. In a statement the NRA said it aims to reincorporate as a nonprofit in Texas, leaving New York, where the state has filed a fraud suit against it.

NRA Files For Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Suit In New York

The NRA aims to relocate to Texas, away from the "corrupt political ... environment" of New York. The state's attorney general says officials diverted millions of dollars to their personal expenses.

An area of low pressure over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, a little under a thousand miles northwest of the Cape Verdes, has been outlined by the NHC as something to monitor for development.

NHC watching area off African coast; Development unlikely

The official start of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season isn’t until June first, but the environment is already signaling that a system could form well before then. Wednesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center identified an area of low pressure that they are monitoring in the tropics.

Earth Justice Sues Corps of Engineers over Caloosahatchee Water Quality

Earth Justice filed a federal lawsuit Monday on behalf of the Florida Wildlife Federation, the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida and the…

Arborists Scale 2,000-Year-Old Bald Cypress In Reforestation Effort

Arborists climbed to the top of a 2,000-year-old bald cypress tree in Seminole County yesterday.They gathered clippings from the soaring cypress known as…

Scientists Join In as Environmentalists Step Up Campaign for Everglades Land Buy

Scientists from across the country are calling for more water storage south of Lake Okeechobee for Everglades restoration.The scientists sent a petition…

Sanibel Reboots Task Force to Protect Wildlife From Invasive Iguana

The City of Sanibel is rebooting its Exotic Lizard Management Program after the first reported case of a Spiny-tailed iguana was spotted on the island.The…

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