Jessica Meszaros
Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of Morning Edition at WUSF Public Media.
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Florida is trying to eradicate the giant African land snail — again. The invasive snail carries a disease-causing parasite. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July, 7, 2022.)
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Florida plans to eradicate the giant African land snail, again. The recent discovery of a population of the invasive snail, which carries a disease-causing parasite, has one county under quarantine.
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A farmworker, plumber and advocate describe their experiences with climate change, including less work in the fields as fruit plants dry up in rural Hillsborough County.
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Lower-income households or renters living inland would be the most impacted by sea level rise displacement, and they tend to be those with the least capacity to move and adapt, an FSU researcher said.
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Based more than 60 years of red tide data, one researcher thinks the toxic blooms are lasting longer and that climate change may exacerbate the occurrences.
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A recent analysis indicated it’s no coincidence the Southeast has among the highest electricity bills in the country, and the lowest investment in energy efficiency.
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One activist would like the Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force to analyze whether Florida's nutrient regulatory mechanisms are working, saying there could be something inherently wrong with them, or they're not being enforced by government agencies as designed.
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As the Build Back Better Act out of Washington gives hope to environmental justice advocates in Florida, an "anti-net metering bill" out of Tallahassee brings concern.
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Florida's tegu lizards are migrating north. Here's what this invasion means for the state's wildlifeTegus have been reported in 35 Florida counties, including nearly every part of the greater Tampa Bay region. A new factsheet shows their presence is now established in several North Florida counties and as far north as Georgia.
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More frequent and localized Karenia brevis testing, plus a one-stop shop for all the latest red tide information are just some of the gaps Florida needs to fill when it comes to the toxic algae blooms, according to a recent study.