EnvironmentHistoric liner SS United States is being sunk as an artificial reef off Florida
Once the fastest ocean liner and longer than the Titanic, the ship is to go down off Destin as a habitat for marine life and a site for divers.
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EnvironmentFlorida and Polk County protect nearly 1,000 acres of working farmland
Conservation easements under Florida's Rural and Family Lands Protection Program will keep a 916-acre ranch and a 75-acre cattle pasture in Polk County in farming and out of development.
FruitsFlorida growers plant CRISPR-edited rootstock against citrus greening as the state's crop shrinks from 300 million boxes to 15 million
Tampa-based Soilcea's CarriCea T1 rootstock, approved by the EPA this year, keeps a tree's immune system working; in a test field the edited trees are taller and greener, but the fruit is years away.