Amy Green
90.7 WMFE
Orlando, FL, United States
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Family wants more information after Winter Park police officer shoots man to death at wedding
The family of a man who was shot to death by a police officer at a wedding reception is pressuring the Winter Park Police Department for more information. → Read More
The Everglades' wood stork to lose Endangered Species Act protections, under proposal
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal Tuesday to remove the wood stork from protection under the Endangered Species Act. → Read More
In Orange County, Tenant's Bill of Rights passes unanimously
Orange County commissioners voted late Tuesday to establish a new Tenant’s Bill of Rights. → Read More
On conservation lands, state struggles to keep up with developers
Florida’s red-hot real estate market is pressuring land conservation, as developers offer more money for properties than the state. → Read More
In New Smyrna Beach, leaders consider pausing residential development to assess hurricane impacts
Across central Florida, communities are considering how to move forward after hurricanes Ian and Nicole left widespread flooding and damage.In New Smyrna Beach, leaders are voting Tuesday on whether to pause new residential development while they examine hurricane impacts. → Read More
2022 was second-worst in manatee deaths, Florida wildlife agency says
Last year was the second-worst ever when it comes to manatee deaths in Florida.Some 800 mortalities were recorded in 2022. → Read More
Orlando's new resilience director focuses on improving internet access
The city of Orlando has a new sustainability and resilience director. → Read More
Expedition Retraces a Legendary Explorer’s Travels Through the Once-Pristine Everglades
In 1897, the explorer and amateur scientist Hugh de Laussat Willoughby climbed into a canoe and embarked on a coast-to-coast expedition of the Florida Everglades, a wilderness then nearly as vast as the peninsula itself and as unknown, he wrote, as the “heart of Africa.” → Read More
This central Florida community flooded after Hurricane Ian and again after Tropical Storm Nicole
Some central Floridians who were flooded after Hurricane Ian are inundated all over again after Tropical Storm Nicole. → Read More
After Nicole, more flooding along the St. Johns River
There’s more flooding along the St. Johns River, after Tropical Storm Nicole dumped more rain across an already saturated watershed. → Read More
CONVERSATIONS: Climate change pushes hurricanes earlier and later, expert says
Tropical Storm Nicole is on track to make landfall later Wednesday in Florida as a rare November hurricane. WMFE environmental reporter Amy Green talked with University of Central Florida hurricane expert Kelly Stevens about how unusual a hurricane in November is for Florida. → Read More
Another lawsuit over Florida’s ailing manatees targets wastewater pollution
A new lawsuit is pressing Florida’s top environmental leader to address wastewater problems contributing to an unprecedented manatee die-off in the Indian River Lagoon. → Read More
In Seminole County, fears about more flooding as Nicole nears
In Seminole County, officials are bracing for more flooding as Subtropical Storm Nicole nears. → Read More
Vast majority of power plants, including Stanton, violate federal regulations with toxic coal ash, report says
A new report says that 96% of power plants nationwide -- including Stanton Energy Center in Orlando -- are violating federal regulations aimed at addressing the toxic legacy of coal ash. → Read More
Conservation groups seek to speed up protections for endangered right whales
Conservation groups are pressing for new protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale - the whales' birthing territory stretches the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Cape Canaveral. → Read More
U.S. disaster response system is no match, as climate change leads to more extreme calamities, report says
Advocacy groups say the nation’s disaster response system isn’t ready as climate change leads to more extreme calamities. → Read More
As Florida seagrasses whither, study shows component of urine can help with restoration
A new study shows that a component of human urine can help with seagrass restoration. → Read More
Misery Wrought by Hurricane Ian Focuses Attention on Climate Records of Florida Candidates for Governor
ORLANDO, Fla.—For Janét Buford-Johnson, it was as if all the homes on her street had been turned inside out by Hurricane Ian. “The neighborhood looks like a disaster area,” she said. → Read More
Central Florida Zoo opens for first time since Hurricane Ian
The Central Florida Zoo opened Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Ian. → Read More
Rent stabilization measure to give cash-strapped Orange County families “breathing room,” advocates say
Advocacy groups are calling on Orange County voters to approve a measure on the November ballot aimed at stabilizing sky-rocketing rents. → Read More