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"Florida Farm Bill Favors Big Ag Over Free Speech, Opponents Say"

"Advocates for human health and the environment are pushing back against a Florida farm bill that would punish the spread of “false information” about agriculture, decrying a measure they say violates free speech rights and silences public debate about harmful farming practices."

Source: The New Lede, 02/06/2026

"Traveler Special Report: Florida's Ailing Reef"

"The Florida Reef, heralded in tourist come-ons as a “world-class natural wonderland waiting to be discovered,” is a vast and vibrant underwater world, extending from Atlantic Ocean waters north of Biscayne National Park, arcing south around the bottom of Florida, and swinging into the Gulf of Mexico where Dry Tortugas National Park is mostly submerged."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 02/05/2026

Helping Students Learn the Hard Work of Journalism

Two flourishing nonprofit programs teach young writers the basics of journalism and environmental reporting — mentoring and paying students, who publish enterprise and public records stories, personal essays and narrative features. Read more about Florida Student News Watch with CD Davidson-Hiers and Indiana’s climate solutions-focused Youth Environmental Press Team with Jim Poyser, in the new EJ Academy.

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What South Carolina’s Soaring Measles Outbreak Means For Rest Of US

"South Carolina is battling the country’s largest measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated from the United States more than a quarter-century ago, with more than 840 cases overwhelmingly in unvaccinated children and adults."

Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2026

"Bomb Cyclone Brings Freezing Temperatures And Snow To Millions In US"

"A bomb cyclone produced freezing temperatures across a large portion of the US from the Gulf coast to New England, bringing heavy snow to North Carolina where two were killed in storm-related conditions, and setting records in Florida, where officials warned of ice and falling iguanas."

Source: Guardian, 02/02/2026

"An Alabama Mayor Signed an NDA With a Data Center Developer. Read It Here."

"The non-disclosure agreement was a major sticking point in a lively town hall that featured city officials, data center representatives and more than a hundred frustrated residents."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/21/2026

"North Carolina Pushes Back as EPA Moves To Scale Back PFAS Reporting"

"After decades of PFAS contamination, North Carolina’s attorney general is challenging an EPA proposal to narrow reporting requirements for toxic 'forever chemicals.'"

Source: WRAL, 01/14/2026

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