Proposed RTS cuts could impact future Gainesville, UF climate action plans
As the city celebrated its 50th anniversary of the Regional Transit System, the future of Gainesville’s sustainable transportation was called into question.
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As the city celebrated its 50th anniversary of the Regional Transit System, the future of Gainesville’s sustainable transportation was called into question.
Algunas personas encuentran su religión a través de una crisis o un llamado. Jim Harper encontró la suya a través del cambio climático.
Some people find their religion through crisis or a calling. Jim Harper found his through climate change.
Florida is experiencing a boom in new residents, but it’s not just humans moving to the Sunshine State.
When Robert Pearce bought his home in Gainesville’s Stephen Foster neighborhood, he didn’t know he was moving next door to a hazardous waste site. The 71-year-old resident began investigating what he’d heard about nearby contamination after moving into his home in 2008.
The Climate Reality Project and local activists met Monday afternoon to hear an update on Gainesville’s climate action plan from Chief Climate Officer Dan Zhu. The city official outlined the plan and focused on two main aspects: adaptation and mitigation.
On their farm in Alachua, Anne Shermyen and John Shermyen have acres of cow pasture, woodland trails for horseback riding and a big vegetable garden. When they reached retirement age, the Shermyens began to consider what would happen to their 85-acre property in the future.
In downtown Gainesville, Otis Garrison walks through the Porter’s Quarters community farm identifying vegetables. Leafy kale, waxy cabbage and tiny broccolini are among the head farmer’s more popular vegetables — along with lots of collard and mustard greens, at the request of his neighbors.
As Florida’s 2024 legislative session ramps up, politicians are choosing to bet on the environment. The proposed Senate Bill 1638 could allocate millions of dollars in gambling funds to the state’s environmental resources.
Every year, the “Manatee Capital of the World” erupts in celebration for a weekend-long festival. Yet even as thousands gathered this year to celebrate the manatee, the species struggles to overcome human threats.
In his camouflage golf cart, John Bitter drives slowly through a graveyard of citrus trees.
Derek LaMontagne spent his midterm season in a courtroom.
Worthington Springs was the first to go. Floridians and tourists flocked to the town starting in the late 1800s to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Yet by the mid-twentieth century, Worthington Spring had stopped flowing due to human activity. People stopped visiting, and the spring was abandoned.
Most people don’t want to spend their Saturday morning digging in the dirt. Janice Garry, however, shoved her hands in the soil with gumption, a wide smile on her face.
Margaret Tolbert leaned over the rough wooden railing at Lake Alice, pointing at a spot near the water’s edge. Sure enough, a soft-shelled turtle stretched its long neck cautiously above the murky lake, inspecting its surroundings with beady eyes.
Larry Williams has spent most of his life in and out of a cow pen.
Florida’s freshwater springs overflow with life, combining rich biodiversity with community recreation. Yet, springs activists argue a once-pristine environment is at risk of being ruined.
As Florida’s Big Bend communities recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Idalia, the Alachua County community is grateful to not have met the storm's eye.
Tropical Storm Idalia, which started brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is showing signs it could organize into a hurricane. The storm is projected to hit the Florida Big Bend region by early Wednesday, though its exact path is still uncertain.
Kristin Smollack woke up sweating. Lying in her metal bunk at GRACE Marketplace, a Gainesville homeless shelter, the 38-year-old was suffering severe dehydration. Hot flashes came in waves, and her body ached with muscle cramps.