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  • In a talk at Florida Gulf Coast University's The Water School, Maya K. van Rossum urged students and staff to become involved not only in a statewide effort to change the Florida Constitution to include the right to access clean water, but to work to ensure everybody can experience a healthy environment.
  • In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack and accuses India of "weaponizing water."
  • To help stave off future storm surge situations, the Naples Airport’s operations team recently completed training on a new flood barrier system designed to protect the airport’s buildings, vital equipment and technology.Naples Airport Authority purchased 3,000 feet of industrial-grade flexible tubing. Filled with water, linked together and anchored into place the tubing creates an airtight barrier proven more effective than sandbags at holding back floodwaters.
  • The state of Michigan is fighting a judge's order mandating water delivery to Flint residents who need it. Democrat state Sen. Jim Ananich of Flint discusses the controversy.
  • In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Marilyn Santiago and Barbara German talk about their friendships, their careers, and how an interest in the radio broadcast industry began for both of them in early childhood.
  • Modern communication methods can sometimes falter in the wake of a major landfalling hurricane. What most people might not realize is emergency managers…
  • In eastern Arizona, there's a tiny, 1900 watt radio station that's marking its first year on the air. KYAY is licensed to and owned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe. For many of the isolated reservation's 13,000 or so residents, it's the outlet for community information, news and a lot of entertainment.
  • UNESCO declared Feb. 13 World Radio Day to recognize the crucial role radio plays in organizing and informing communities. To celebrate the day, we'd like to hear from our listeners: What's the radio moment that changed your life?
  • Indiana University added an exhibit to the online platform that features audio and photos from the early days of radio — from when black-oriented stations started popping up in the 1940s and beyond.
  • Television and radio station owners discuss self-policing measures to head off more regulation from the government. Increasing political pressure to reduce indecency on the airwaves is a major topic at this week's National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas.
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