Does a new law privatize some Florida beaches? It’s more complicated than that Post
...complicated area of law so it’s very understandable that people can get confused about it quite easily. But really to try to simplify it, the only beaches that are owned...
Law student pushing for plastic straw ban in Gulfport Post
The south Pinellas County beach community of Gulfport might consider banning single-use plastic straws; at the city council meeting Tuesday evening, a law student is introducing the idea of a...
Industry still dumping pollution into Florida waterways: report Post
...TECO. Listen: For example, Mosaic’s Riverview Facility released pollution into Little Payne Creek that exceeded allowed levels eight times for things like pH, chronic toxicity and iron. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/WMNFNews/videos/10156237810097229/ ...
Students find low levels of lead in South St. Pete water Post
...decided, ‘Why not teach the students about reporting and science at the same time?'” So you had those students collect water samples at their homes to test for lead. How...
Community Gardens and Tiny Homes on the Sustainable Living Program Post
On Monday’s WMNF Sustainable Living program we talked about Community Gardens and our Coalition of Community Gardens’ upcoming “Growing more Community Gardens” conference taking place in Tampa. Our guest was...
Gun issues dominate Hillsborough County legislative delegation post-session discussion Post
Two weeks after the Florida Legislature concluded its 2018 session, seven members from the Hillsborough County delegation convened in a forum sponsored by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce on...
New Film About Veteran Community Organizer Heather Booth Will Be Shown Tonight in Tampa Post
Radioactivity 3 22 18 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— We’ll meet veteran community organizer Heather Booth— who took part in the Civil Rights movement, she...
March for Our Lives Events Post
...City High School 10 a.m. Sarasota – Island Park Drive 10 a.m. – Bowling Green (Hardee County) 10:30 a.m. Lakewood Ranch – The Learning Experience Randy 11 a.m. Oldsmar –...
Student walkouts planned across US to protest gun violence; FLA donor launching Americans for Gun Safety Now Post
...to stage walkouts Wednesday to protest gun violence, one month after the deadly shooting inside a high school in Parkland, Florida. Organizers say nearly 3,000 walkouts are set in the...
America’s Longest War: Afghanistan Post
...Afghanistan invasion as 800 Billion dollars so far. https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/war-in-afghanistan/ More than 110,000 Afghans: civilians, soldiers and militants have been killed in the conflict. http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2016/War%20in%20Afghanistan%20and%20Pakistan%20UPDATE_FINAL_corrected%20date.pdf The Cost of War project estimated...
Florida Legislature debates school safety bill, rejects assault weapon ban Post
...I’m standing your for your help. I’m pleading for your help. I’m willing to compromise. Are you?” he asked. A House committee approved the bill that would raise the minimum...
Ed O’Bannon tells WMNF how he sued the NCAA and won Post
...O’Bannon sued the NCAA and video game company Electronic Arts on behalf of current and former college athletes who receive no compensation when their names, images, and likenesses are sold....
