Environment

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday scheduled arguments May 5 as Florida and the EPA seek to overturn a district judge’s ruling in the lawsuit filed by conservation groups.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we traveled to Gainesville for a special show at our partner station WUFT at the University of Florida.

Unlike the Appalachian Trail, which sits entirely on federal land, the Florida Trail crosses through “A melting pot of lands” managed by state agencies, water management districts and private owners.

Testing shows wells in Whitted had enough PFAS to pose potential health risks. Funding is approved to get the area onto a public drinking water supply, but such change is usually slow in Black neighborhoods.

The experiments marked the first time the environmentally safe, plant-based agents were used outside of the lab after about six years of development.

Testing is still ongoing, but the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation says evidence so far doesn’t point to a clear cause for a recent fish kill at Lake Apopka.

Some beaches in South Florida closed Saturday when the tar balls washed ashore. Those beaches have since reopened.

The research connects increased harmful algae blooms with the long-term acidification of Florida’s estuaries.

The Everglades Coalition Conference includes a series of panels looking at progress and what lies ahead. Attendees celebrated the durability and "all-in" attitude of the group, but also looked at setbacks.

The EPA didn't ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had. Big problems were found in data submitted by Florida and Texas.

A school partnership began a year ago after the students discovered a shared passion for protecting sea turtles. The Cayman Islands children visited recently to hear Jane Goodall speak and share ideas.

Paola Barranco runs a startup that pulverizes recycled glass in to sand. She thinks it could be an attractive, environmentally friendly option in a state with a shortage of quality beach sand.