One Year After Irma, Everglades City Struggles to Rebuild

State climate change denial leaves coastal communities on their own to face the risks.
By Amy Green
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
This report, part of an FCIR series on climate change, was produced in partnership with WMFE, the NPR member station in Orlando. Click on the player below to hear a radio version.
EVERGLADES CITY – Three presidents have slept in Tina Collins’ home.
Her mint-colored cottage sheltered Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and other VIP guests to this frontier outpost of the southwest Florida wilderness, where the Barron River, Everglades and Gulf of Mexico converge. Read the full report and listen to the radio version here.

With Governor and Legislators in Denial, This Tiny Florida Town Tries to Adapt to Climate Change

Yankeetown looks to natural environment for protection
By Amy Green
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
This report, part of an FCIR series on climate change, was produced in partnership with WMFE, the NPR member station in Orlando.

YANKEETOWN, Florida – While Florida state government bans the terms “climate change” and “global warming” in official business, this coastal fishing village of about 500 people and more water than dry land is being swallowed by the sea with almost no public attention or concern. Read the full report and listen to a radio version here. 

Orlando Nightclub Gunman's Widow Acquitted

By Amy Green
NPR
Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, was charged with obstruction of justice and supporting a terrorist organization. Host David Greene talks to Amy Green of member station WMFE. Listen here. 

Trial Begins For Widow Of Pulse Shooter

By Amy Green
NPR
Survivors of the Pulse nightclub attack and family members of those killed are preparing for the trial of the shooter's widow. Listen here.

Jury Selection Set To Begin For Trial Of Wife Of Pulse Nightclub Shooter

By Amy Green
NPR
Jury selection begins tomorrow for the trial of Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen. Salman has pleaded not guilty to aiding and abetting and obstruction of justice. Listen here.

On Florida Coasts, Ghost Forests Serve As Stark Sign Of Sea Level Rise

By Amy Green
WMFE
Among the starkest markers of sea level rise are what scientists describe as ghost forests, coastal thickets left in waste by creeping salt water.

Scientists say it’s happening now at a dramatic rate and are working to understand the ramifications for the landscape, wildlife and local community. Listen here.

Coastal area in Florida begins to plan for sea level rise

By Amy Green
Marketplace
Some 13 million coastal Americans are projected to be displaced by sea level rise by the century's end. As a peninsula, Florida is particularly vulnerable, but one city, Satellite Beach, is taking steps to plan ahead. Listen here.