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fromAxios
1 week agoTrump shoots down two bipartisan bills in first vetoes of second term
Driving the news: Trump rejected a measure to ease payments for a long-planned water pipeline supporting southeastern Colorado and another that would have expanded the Miccosukee Tribe's reserved area in theFlorida Everglades, the White House announced Tuesday. Both bills swept through Capitol Hill earlier this month. To override his vetoes, both houses of Congress would need to vote by a two-thirds margin - a feat rarely achieved. Congress has done it before to Trump, overriding his veto of a defense funding billat the end of his first term.
US politics
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month agoEcological fables set in the Everglades: Kat Lyons stages first US institutional solo show at Marquez Art Projects
Large-scale oil paintings depict Everglades wildlife and ecological tensions, blending natural history, folklore, conservation, and memory to explore native and invasive species and landscape resilience.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month agoMiami Advice: Mikhaile Solomon on the immersive Artists in Residence in Everglades programme
Airie places artists in Everglades National Park for month-long residencies to create work that reframes the environment amid threats to park and arts funding.
Environment
fromSun Sentinel
2 months agoHow the Everglades saved a tribe, and how the Miccosukee use science to save the Everglades
Miccosukee annual Everglades Study blends scientific monitoring and cultural transmission as elders guide youth across ancestral lands and safeguard ecological and historical heritage.
fromFast Company
4 months agoHow robot rabbits are saving the Everglades
The University of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District developed the python-hunting tech this year, crafting remote-controlled, solar-powered stuffed rabbits that look and even smell like the real thing. The robo-rabbits also emit a realistic heat signature, sending the message to heat-sensing snakes in nearby swamps that dinner is served. Unbeknownst to the snakes, the robotic rabbits are also equipped with cameras that scan for pythons who have taken an interest in them.
Environment
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fromBusiness Insider
8 months agoI've lived in Florida for over 25 years. These are the 6 tourist hot spots worth visiting and the 2 you can skip.
St. Petersburg is a vibrant city with a rich cultural scene; the Everglades are a unique ecosystem worth exploring; avoid the crowded South Beach in Miami.
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