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Unemployment in Florida dropped slightly in February according to state data released Friday. Southwest Florida experienced similar reductions in the…

An embattled Texas-based oil company announced Friday it’s relinquishing most of its oil drilling permits in Southwest Florida. The announcement is a…

State health officials reported 3,309 new COVID-19 cases, Thursday, increasing Florida's total to 726,013 infections. The Florida Department of Health also reported 164 new coronavirus-related deaths, Oct. 8, bringing the statewide death toll to 15,254 fatalities.Of the 5,496,985 COVID-19 tests that have been reported in Florida so far, the overall positivity rate stands at 13.21% and the latest single-day positivity rate increased slightly to 4.56%

We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.

The Florida National Guard began doing COVID-19 testing in Immokalee on Sunday.Two hours before testing was set to begin at the Collier Department of…

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County lifted nearly a dozen health alerts due to red tide

Four brush fires burning a total of about 400 acres have shut down a section of Interstate 75 in southwest Florida.

The Florida Department of Health reported 826 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 38,828. State health officials…

In the late 2000s several local governments in Southwest Florida began implementing ordinances that prohibited the application of lawn fertilizer during the rainy season. Lee County’s ordinance, which was passed in 2008, just took effect again. As of June 1, it is prohibited to apply lawn fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus anywhere in unincorporated Lee County until the beginning of November. Most municipalities in southwest Florida have similar ordinances, including Cape Coral, the City of Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach, and the City of Naples. Charlotte, Sarasota, and Manatee counties have similar rainy season bans. We get an overview of Lee County’s ordinance, and the importance of complying with these rules to benefit our ecosystems.

Bridging the Gap Center for the Arts is Southwest Florida’s newest arts and culture nonprofit. The new organization is committed to providing support, education, community, and performance opportunities for BIPOC artists. We’ll learn about the new organization in a conversation with founder and executive director Sonya McCarter, board of directors member Cotrenia Hood, and dance instructor Eden Collier.