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Florida’s Everglades face new invasive threat: rising sea levels
Climate change is already impacting one of the most unique habitats in the world: Florida’s Everglades. Millions in South Florida depend on the vast watershed, once dubbed the “river of grass,” not to mention the hundreds of species of animals…
Obama to warn of damage from climate neglect during visit to Everglades
With swampy wetlands and alligators as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will use a visit to Florida's Everglades to warn of the damage that climate change is already inflicting on the nation's environmental treasures — and to hammer political opponents…
Obama plans Everglades trip to highlight cost of climate change
President Obama says he'll visit the Everglades on Wednesday to talk about how global warming threatens the U.S. economy.
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Conversation: Karen Russell, Author of ‘Swamplandia!’
Jeffrey Brown talks to Karen Russell author of the novel, "Swamplandia!"…
Peter Matthiessen, a 2008 National Book Award winner, is best known as both a novelist and non-fiction writer, but he's also an environmental activist and American Indian rights advocate. Jeffrey Brown talks to the award-winning author of "Shadow Country."…
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