Governor DeSantis Gets Low Marks on Environmental Protection Post
...conservation land funding, plastic waste, preemption of local regulations, and tree protections. The Sierra Club Florida’s Chapter Director Frank Jackalone joins us now to tell us about the report (https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/florida-chapter/documents/legislative/2020/GovReportCard2019.pdf)...
Proof that Soleimani killed hundreds of Americans is “groundless” says Middle East expert Post
...in Iran—as he was traveling in Iraq. The latest justification by President Trump was that he was that Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian general had been planning to blow up the...
Head of Lakeland Utility Floats Idea of Building New Nuclear Plant in Future Post
...the plant decided to close it permanently in 2013 (https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/duke-energy-announces-closing-of-crystal-river-nuclear-power-plant/1273794/) The nuclear plant is currently being decommissioned- a process that could take decades (https://www.tampabay.com/business/duke-energy-florida-asks-to-speed-up-crystal-river-nuclear-decommissioning-20190601/). Now, the Lakeland Ledger is reporting...
In Tampa, people in poverty are forced to the edge of existence Post
...the park into a cafe were announced. These plans come after multiple people were arrested in 2017 for feeding people. Community outcry lead to the city dropping the charges and...
Editors and reporters discuss the future of the news industry on Radioactivity Post
...issues. Many of the communities traditionally underserved by legacy local media—communities of color, low-income communities, and communities in rural areas—are those most affected by its decline. Finding meaningful, scalable solutions...
Radical Noise, Radical Life – WMNF Community mourns the loss of Pamela Wiener Dubrule Post
...of the mainstream, easily overlooked or dismissed. She worked at Gulf Coast Legal Services for more than three decades. Her focus included working with Florida’s migrant workers, the homeless, the...
The local leaders of the effort to pass the ERA; A new documentary explores the Taser related death of a South Florida teen Post
...our WMNF News Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/WMNFNews/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. Congress first approved the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972. But it also needed to be approved by...
City of Tampa municipal election results (spoiler-there will be a runoff) Post
...use the latest published official census figures to perform the calculations necessary to make the city’s electoral districts as equal in populations as required by the U.S. Constitution? No. 3...
Interview with climate scientist Michael Mann ahead of his speech in St. Petersburg Post
...a result, added Mann, and there has been a gradual rise in public acceptance of the idea of global warming.” Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/09/doomism-new-tactic-fossil-fuel-lobby You can find Michael Mann at http://www.RealClimate.org...
Deadline to Sign Up For the Affordable Health Care Act is December 15; Premiums Expected to Remain Flat or Decline Slightly Post
...Let’s listen to two of those critics- Congressman Louis Gohmert of Texas and Bill Akins the chair of the Pasco GOP (two years ago) https://www.c-span.org/video/?305071-1/tea-party-patriots-health-care-law-repeal-rally https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/11/politics/death-panel-florida-gop-congressman/index.html The list of criticism...
Are probiotics a key to slow spread of Florida’s devastating coral disease? Post
...of coral disease: https://www.wmnf.org/tag/coral-disease/ Historic coral disease outbreak spreading in Florida (Aug. 2016) https://www.wmnf.org/historic-coral-disease-outbreak-spreading-florida/ Several coral species could go locally extinct in Florida from white-plague disease https://www.wmnf.org/coral-species-locally-extinct-florida-white-plague-disease/ ...
Legal Advice for Veterans on Appeals, Spousal Benefits, Burn Pits, Blue Water, Upgrading “Bad Papers”, Veterans Courts and the New Form System Post
...Veterans Day. Many people serve in the US military and never see combat and do no dangerous jobs. Others have taken part in combat or have performed dangerous tasks. As...
