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The federal government is offering millions of dollars to local communities to install charging stations in public places in an effort to spur more Americans to get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle. But so far only a few Central Florida governments have applied for the nearly-free federal cash. And in a state whose residents have mixed attitudes about environmental initiatives, it’s not ...

As the state considers purchasing 1,314 acres of pasture land in rural east Seminole for conservation and to fill in a crucial gap in a statewide wildlife corridor, county commissioners plan to give the landowners $3.4 million to hold off a sale to developers. Environmentalists and conservationists urged county leaders at this week’s commission meeting to hand the taxpayer money to the ...

Nearly a year after a judge ordered former state lawmaker Chris Dorworth’s development firm to pony up more than $432,000 to reimburse Seminole County’s legal expenses after a failed lawsuit, Dorworth still hasn’t paid and says he has no intention of doing so. It’s a maddening turn of events for officials who prevailed in the years-long legal battle, but now must fight Dorworth’s claim that ...

PFAS: Have you heard of them? They are a group of widespread and troubling contaminants, and they could be in your drinking water. Your utility knows if they are, or it will soon. But it may not go out of its way to let you know. An Orlando Sentinel survey found reluctance among some local utility, government and industry leaders to be fully transparent – to go beyond transparency specifically ...

A State Representative in Palm Beach County believes the new law aimed to tackle the ongoing opioid crisis in Florida is a step in the right direction.