This series aired between June 27 and July 11, 2014. A Southwest Florida town has been in turmoil for the better part of a year over a renewed push to explore for oil in a reserve that stretches like a belt from Fort Myers to Miami. That push, and the actions of the companies doing the exploration, have some residents and environmental groups at war over what they see as an effort to bring fracking to Florida. What not many people know, is that fracking is legal in the state.
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Part I TRT: 4:23
Part II TRT:  4:19
Part III  TRT:  4:48



2014  Collier Oil Series Full-Lynn Hatter

We’ll hear from a couple of victims of Florida parasailing accidents and their families on their journey, advocating on behalf of a bill that’s now become law aimed at regulating Florida’s parasailing industry. It’s a popular water sport in the Sunshine State that’s ended in tragedy for some.

Parasail Bill Coverage- Sascha Cordner

Florida's water bodies have suffered lots of damage in the past few years. The state's springs, rivers and lakes have seen toxic algae blooms that have killed off wildlife, and sickened people. The causes range, from too many pollutants, to not enough fresh water. 

Reporters: Lynn Hatter, Sascha Cordner and Regan McCarthy

Water Series 2014

An hour and a half’s drive southwest of Tallahassee is the port city of Apalachicola. The 200-year-old town is home to a dominant industry: seafood. And in that industry, the oyster is king. But over the past 10 years, it’s gotten hard to make a living on the oyster and the bay.

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5/04 ATC Newscast

Redistricting: Continuing Coverage

Throughout 2015, researchers were still looking for the remains of boys believed to be buried on the property of the now-closed Dozier School for Boys and ways to identify them. The former North Florida reform school is surrounded by allegations of abuse and deaths over the course of a century. 

Dozier School For Boys: Its Past, Present, And Uncertain Future

Florida A&M University is the state's only public HBCU. It successfully managed to stave off an effort to split the engineering school it shares with Florida State University. But at the start of the year, new FAMU President Elmira Mangum transferred financial control of the joint engineering school to FSU ,setting off a series of conflicts. Mangum spent the rest of the year fighting off efforts, mainly from FAMU Board Chairman Rufus Montgomery, to fire her. But she was able to find some support among black alumni lawmakers and students. 

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WFSU Entry for Overall Coverage 2015 Murrows
#1 Legislature Quits Over Medicaid Expansion Fight-Breaking
#2 Lawmaker Moonlights As Uber Driver-General
#3 Drama At Florida A&M University-Continuing Coverage
#4 Taking Flight With U.S. Navy's Blue Angels-Feature
#5 Food Insecurity Growing In Leon County- Spot News
#6 The Day In News- newscast

WFSU 2015 Overall Coverage Entry

After decades of waiting, the victims of the now-closed Dozier School for Boys have received a long-awaited apology from the state for the physical and sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of staffers. Those who did not survive the abuse and were buried in unmarked graves on the Dozier grounds in Florida Panhandle will also be memorialized.

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