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Environmental Town Hall on Campus Highlights Local Issues and Solutions 

By Wylie Saviello Northeast Florida environmental experts say that the St. Johns area will soon reach a tipping point in environmental protection as rising sea levels, development and global warming continue to harm the ecologically rich, but fragile ecosystems throughout the region.  “If we don’t plan for the future, we have so much to lose. We are…

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St. Augustine searches for new solutions to downtown flooding

By Wylie Saviello Cars causing wakes while driving through flooded streets. Restaurants closing. People wading through ankle-high water. They’re all common sights when hurricanes flood downtown St. Augustine.  But there was no hurricane, or even tropical storm, when it happened in October of 2025.  Rather, the combination of a nor’easter with high winds, king…