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After previously winning against the city in court, Titusville advocates pushing for a “right to clean water” recently lost ground in their fight to enact the local measure voters overwhelmingly approved in 2022.
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Committee members help guide the county in acquiring and managing valuable natural resources through its Environmentally Endangered Lands program.
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All 19 manatees rescued after storm-related flooding receded were discovered thanks to reports made to FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline.
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Some residents doubt the study’s findings so far, which are still being finalized. The study is required by a consent order regarding several violations at the city’s wastewater plant.
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Freshwater springs advocates are skeptical of the state agency’s proposed rules for pumping springs, saying the rules as currently written wouldn’t change anything from the current status quo.
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The state’s recent approval of $317 million to protect thousands of acres of land includes the acquisition of a ranch property just northeast of the Volusia County preserve.
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A typical Sunshine Water Services customer would pay nearly 23% more for water and about 16% more for wastewater under the proposed new rates.
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Lake Ola is generally known as one of Central Florida’s cleanest lakes, but now, pollution concerns are growing.
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Officials will present proposals and updated data in May before FWC makes a decision on what could be the state’s first bear hunt in almost a decade.
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The plan introduces peak pricing and reduces residential rooftop solar incentives.
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U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.
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The long-awaited move comes nearly nine years after a state law mandated the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to propose more protective rules for pumping springs.