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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

FL: Toxics

The Florida panther is the only mountain lion subspecies remaining in the eastern United States. (Everglades NPS)
Groups push for less pesticide use to save Florida's endangered species

Last month, an environmental group sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing it of failing to protect endangered species from dangerous …

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Florida Power & Light, a subsidiary of NextEra, continues to receive a high grade when it comes to its plans to transition to clean energy, according to the Sierra Club's 2023 Dirty Truth Report. (Ulleo/Pixabay)
Report: Florida Power & Light scores high in transition to clean energy

In its latest report rating the progress of utility companies transitioning from fossil fuels such as coal into clean energy like wind and solar…

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The Piney Point property has received 22 inches of rain since the start of June, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protections' motion to request to transfer control of the troubled former phosphate plant from its owners, HRK Holdings. (Pixabay)
Piney Point Pollution Could Overflow with Storms, Hurricanes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Due to the recent tropical weather systems threatening the region, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is …

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The most recent manatee population survey by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows 400 Florida manatees died in 2019. But 2021 could set a new mortality record, due to water pollution and loss of food and habitat. (Adobe Stock)
FL Manatees Face Greater Threats to Habitat, Health

TAMPA, Fla. -- Polluted wastewater released into Tampa Bay at Piney Point in the last two weeks is only one threat to Florida manatees, as an …

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Florida's climate is changing, as the peninsula has warmed more than one degree (Fahrenheit) during the last century. The sea is rising about one inch every decade, and heavy rainstorms are becoming more severe. (Pixabay)
FL Health-Care Workers Urge Action on Climate Change

Dr. Ankush Bansal is an internal medicine physician. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said Dr. Bansal is an anethesiologist and pain …

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Roughly 200 million gallons of dirty crude oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 BP oil spill. (Fibonacci Blue/Flickr)
Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Proposed Oil Well in Everglades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A major South Florida landowner will be back in court on Tuesday asking a judge to override a final order by the Florida …

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The Legislature and governor approved legislation that provides more than $1 billion to increase water storage south of Lake Okeechobee as part of an effort to reduce harmful lake discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. (SFWMD)
Lawsuit Threatened Over Lake Okeechobee Discharges

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Environmental groups are concerned that Florida's persistent red tide outbreaks are being fueled by authorized polluted …

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Earthjustice has requested a response to its Freedom of Information Act request within 10 days from the federal government over plans to house determined immigrants at toxic-waste sites. (Pixabay)
Concerns Mount Over Toxic Wastes at Migrant Detention Centers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – From the toxic stress of being separated from families, environmental and health advocates say they are now concerned about …

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Supporters claim Chlorpyrifos is a critical component in the
Labor and Health Groups Push to Ban Harmful Pesticide

TALLAHASSEE – A federal judge heard final arguments Monday in a case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision not to ban a wid…

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According to Earthjustice, approximately 10,000 to 20,000 pesticide poisonings occur every year among farmworkers. (Pixabay)
Farmworker Groups Sue EPA for Withholding New Pesticide Training Materials

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Farmworkers are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to make pesticide safety training mandatory …

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The Trump administration's plan to expand offshore drilling was met with immediate concern from environmental groups that say it poses risks to coastal communities. (Pixabay)
Trump Faces Opposition in Florida Over Offshore Drilling

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Even President Donald Trump's close friend and ally, Gov. Rick Scott, is opposing the administrations plans to open new …

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Nutrients in crops grown around the world are diminishing because of climate change. (usda.gov)
Report: More Will Go Hungry Due to Climate Change

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A report that looks in depth at how climate change is robbing crops of nutrition says there will be more hungry people and …

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