Florida Grinds Recycled Glass to Replenish Beach Sand
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New use for old silicon: Broward County officials are using recycled glass to make sparkling new beach sand. No need to dredge sensitive reefs, either.
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Picture a beautiful beach spanning miles of coastline, gently lapped by aqua-colored water &#151; and sprinkled with glass.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reopening disaster recovery centers on Florida's Atlantic and Gulf coasts to resume assisting victims of the parade of storms over recent weeks.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 17--More than 3,000 volunteers crawled over the beach like ants, making South Mississippi a little more tidy as 2006 Mississippi Coastal Cleanup rolled along Saturday morning.
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There are brick sidewalks, a parking lot, a waste-water treatment facility, and two new buildings.
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The drought in southern Florida has led to a major archaeological find on the bottom of Lake Okeechobee -- pieces of pottery, conch jewelry and human bone.
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By Ed Offley, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 4--CARILLON BEACH -- Asmall army of construction workers, interior decorators and landscapers is hard at work putting the finishing touches on a $56 million revitalization of the Carillon Beach resort community's downtown.
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From floating houses to city seals on the loose, Floridians salvage stories from debris.
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Dude, nothing will harsh your mellow faster than catching a few tasty waves and running into someone else's trash.  The First Coast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is teaming with the city's Clean it Up, Green it Up department Saturday to clean up the beaches.
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine.   It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 9--MARY ESTHER -- Officials here are happy about a clean record at their wastewater treatment plant, and hope a new expansion puts the city in good shape for the future.
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By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 17--GULFPORT -- She vowed last spring after volunteers cleaned the beach and restored Biloxi Park that the Great American Cleanup would be back, and Friday Gail Cunningham came to Gulfport to kick off the 2007 campaign.
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 11--GAUTIER -- City personnel are seeking grant money to fund an environmental court that would help enforce Gautier's laws on property care and cleanup.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Floridians mopped, shoveled  sand and lined up for water and ice on Monday as the remnants  of Hurricane Jeanne left the storm-beaten state and whipped  through Georgia after taking six lives.
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By Fred Hiers, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla.  May 30--OCALA -- Every few days, the Ocala National Forest is marred.  Piles of trash, abandoned boats and cars, leaking batteries and worn out tires  are illegally dumped, scarring the landscape like cancerous tumors.
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By ANN S. KIM Staff Writer  When the two plastic crates at Tom Wiest's home fill up, it's time to head to the downtown recycling station. His desire to help the environment makes him a regular visitor.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  May 26--Combining Destin and Okaloosa Island beach restoration into a single project would save money for both the city and county, a county offi cial says.