Molly Duerig
Environment ReporterMolly is an award-winning reporter with a background in video production and investigative journalism, focused on covering environmental issues for Central Florida Public Media. Previously, Molly was an investigative reporter for Spectrum News 13, where she spent 3 years reporting in-depth and daily TV news stories, including continuing coverage of an amusement ride tragedy in Orlando that earned a first-place Sunshine State award from the Society of Professional Journalists' Florida chapter. Molly speaks Spanish, loves to travel and is grateful to have had the chance to report stories from places as distinct as Nebraska, Peru and Puerto Rico. She has a master's degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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The groups say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should have finalized more critical habitat for manatees over a year ago. -
This year’s El Niño likely contributed to the storm, and it's only growing stronger. -
The mayor-elect and longtime county employee said she’s not “coming into county government assuming everything needs to change.” -
People kayak at Mammoth Spring, the largest spring within a group of 30 making up Silver Springs, on Oct. 19. The springs group in Marion County is one of 24 springs acknowledged by the state to be suffering from pollution. -
The former clerk of courts and county commissioner took a strong lead Tuesday night, earning nearly 59% of the vote. -
The proposed property tax hike comes just as voters statewide decide whether to slash property taxes with Amendment 3. -
Entrepreneur Chris Messina is running against former Orange County Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell, who won August’s primary election. -
Volusia County is named as a defendant in the latest complaint from about two dozen residents dealing with chronic flooding issues near so-called "Miller Lake.” -
Knowingly violating the proposed SLOTHS Act could lead to criminal fines of up to $100,000. -
The SOIRL sales tax raises nearly $59 million annually for projects to help the Indian River Lagoon. -
Bonds of up to $140 million would fund parks and trails, plus efforts to protect farms, forests and water resources. -
Over the next three months, staff will collect new data on e-scooter use within two designated parts of Orange County.
