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Shooting range proposed for Mecca Farms
There will be gunfire rather than scientific discovery under a proposal to open a shooting range on Palm Beach County's Mecca Farms — once the intended home of The Scripps Research Institute. A new state plan calls for building a shooting range,...
Tags: Everglades, Farms, Florida Atlantic University, Wildlife, Environmental Pollution
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Usually sunny, South Florida's spring turns stormy and wet
The jet stream, a powerful river of air in the upper atmosphere, has radically altered South Florida's weather. Usually warm and sunny this time of year, it's turned wet and wild. On Thursday, thunderstorms and heavy rains caused a widespread mess....
Tags: Everglades, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County School District, National Weather Service, Dania Beach
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Costly new levee to guard against Palm Beach County flooding threatens wetlands
Flooding fears lingering from Tropical Storm Isaac's historic soaking of Palm Beach County shouldn't result in destroying wetlands to add a new levee, according to environmental advocates. After Isaac, concerns about a potential breach of the damaged...
Tags: Hurricane Isaac (2012), Boynton Beach, Wildlife, Tropical Storms, Rick Scott
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In Florida, whose water is it, anyway?
The next time you go to your kitchen faucet for a drink, think about who owns that water.
Because for every expert who says it belongs to you, others counter you merely have Florida's permission to use it, and you pay only for having water sanitized...Tags: Company Privatization, Politics, Conservation, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Justice System
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Breezy Friday, good chance of rain over weekend
Sun SentinelIt should be warm and breezy today, followed by a potentially wet weekend. South Florida's Friday forecast calls for partly sunny skies with afternoon highs in the mid 80s, evening reading in the low 70s and a 20 percent chance of showers and storms....Tags: West Palm Beach, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, National Weather Service, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Tuesday Morning: Health care vote, immigration and water
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Tuesday. Here's what we're reading today. * The Sun-Sentinel covers yesterday's hearing on the House health plan. * The Orlando Sentinel reports that teachers are planning a lawsuit over a state evaluation... -
Tuesday Morning Reads: Teacher lawsuit, the House health plan and water quality
TALLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Tuesday. Here's what we're reading today. * The Sun-Sentinel covers yesterday's hearing on the House health plan. * The Orlando Sentinel reports that teachers are planning a lawsuit over a state evaluation...Tags: Maria Lorts Sachs, Delray Beach
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Governor appoints two new South Florida Water Management District board members
Sun SentinelA development consultant and a farming company representative are Gov. Rick Scott’s two new appointees to the South Florida Water Management District board. Frederick “Rick” Barber and Mitch Hutchcraft will fill two vacancies on the...Tags: Science and Technology, Everglades, Politics, Florida Legislature, Government
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Moderate drought spreads across most of South Florida
Most of South Florida is now at a high risk of seeing wildfires, and some water supplies are lower than normal, as moderate drought conditions have spread across Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Palm Beach County, which received enough rain to escape...
Tags: National Weather Service, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Miami International Airport Fire (2011)
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South Florida Water Management District gets new chairman
Sun SentinelA real estate attorney who lives near Orlando is the new chairman of the South Florida Water Management District. Daniel O’Keefe, of Windermere, on Thursday was picked to lead the appointed, nine-member board that heads the agency charged with...Tags: Science and Technology, Everglades, Windermere, Charlie Crist, Politics
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Law firm Becker & Poliakoff expands lobbying practice
Sun SentinelBecker & Poliakoff, the law firm headquartered in Hollywood, is once again growing its lobbying practice. The firm announced Monday that it acquired the Miami-based Fuentes Rodriguez Consulting Group, represents private and public clients at the local,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Politics, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Miami Springs
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Clear Spring native named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by Florida federation
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comGrowing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie. Her father and grandfather both worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which gave her an unusual exposure to wildlife. "I remember...Tags: Science and Technology, Everglades, New Year's Day, Ecosystems, Science
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Apr 16, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
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Nov 25, 2012
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