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JEA builds a gas plant on the bones of its old coal plant

Opposing the plant

In 2018, JEA imploded the towers of a 1,250-megawatt coal plant north of Jacksonville. On the same ground, the utility will now build a $1.57 billion natural gas plant.

Updated Aug 20

Florida’s black bear hunt returns: science, politics and a once–threatened species

Rule Changes

Leading opponent of hunt; encouraged permit ‘blocking’ strategy

Florida launched a state-sanctioned black bear hunt on December 6, 2025, the first since 2015. The state allowed 172 lottery-selected permit holders to kill one bear each across four hunting zones. Only 52 bears were harvested by season's end on December 28, per FWC data released December 29.

Updated May 10