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Report: Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus were involved in plan to put golf courses in Florida state park

Stearns said Nicklaus would have done the work free of charge.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 30, 2024

After distancing himself from golf course plan, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blames ‘left wing’ narrative

"A lot of that stuff was just half-baked and it was leaked to a left-wing group to try to create a narrative."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 29, 2024

Following protests, DeSantis says plan to develop state parks is 'going back to the drawing board'

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis said a controversial proposal by his administration to develop golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks is “going back to the drawing board.”

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024

Drilling under Pennsylvania's 'Gasland' town has been banned since 2010. It's coming back.

One of Pennsylvania’s leading natural gas companies is poised to drill and frack in the rural community where it was banned for a dozen years for polluting the water supply

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Pennsylvania Governor’s Deal With Fracking Company Splits Environmentalists

Voluntary agreement on health and safety reforms hailed as progress but critics say it lacks teeth.

Capital & Main · Nov 8, 2023

Burning tires and bridges: US residents ‘shocked’ by firm’s bitcoin-mining plan

Stronghold Digital Mining contends it is repurposing waste material, but those living near by are outraged by the proposal

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2023

New Jersey OKs slightly better settlement over polluted land where childhood cancer cases rose

New Jersey has accepted a revised settlement over chemical dumping that turned a Jersey Shore community into one of America’s most notorious toxic waste cleanup sites

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

What will it take to stop Jersey Shore town from bulldozing its beach? $12M in fines hasn't done it

Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from bulldozing sand on its beach to bolster eroded spots in defiance of state environmental officials

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Offshore wind foes in New Jersey gathering force legally and politically

Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the new industry

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Clumps of 5,000-mile seaweed blob bring flesh-eating bacteria to Florida

Decomposing pieces of Great Atlantic sargassum belt carry Vibrio bacteria on state’s shoreline

The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2023