Amy Green
Reporter and Producer- Twitter: @amybgreen
Amy Green covers the environment for WMFE News. She is an award-winning journalist whose extensive reporting on the Everglades is featured in the book MOVING WATER, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, and podcast DRAINED, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Amy’s work has been heard on NPR and seen in PEOPLE, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, among many other publications. She began her career at The Associated Press in Nashville, Tenn. Amy grew up in Florida and lives in Orlando with her 7-year-old daughter.
Recent Stories from Amy Green
Gaetz Ally Works Toward Plea Agreement
An attorney for the embattled former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg told a federal judge Thursday he is working toward a plea agreement by May 15.
Manatee Deaths In Indian River Lagoon Designated Unusual Mortality Event
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling a manatee die-off in the ailing Indian River Lagoon an Unusual Mortality Event.
Can Former Chief Science Officer Bring New Life To Environmental Regulation Commission?
The reappointment of Florida’s first chief science officer to the Environmental Regulation Commission is drawing attention to the state board charged with setting rules and standards.
UPDATE: Florida Chief Science Officer Quietly Relinquishes Position
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took office two years ago in a state that had been hammered by two major hurricanes in two years and was suffering through an epic toxic algae crisis, he earned widespread praise for appointing the state’s first chief science and chief resilience officers.
Osceola Schools Joins 60 Groups Statewide In Calling For More Solar Power
The Osceola County school district is among more than 60 districts, religious organizations and other groups calling on the state to make it easier to install solar panels on their properties.
Law Enforcement, Corrections, Fire Department Employees Now Can Get Vaccinated In Orange
COVID-19 vaccinations now are available to all Orange County employees in law enforcement and corrections and anyone who works at a fire department.
Bill Would Speed Up Everglades Restoration North Of Lake Okeechobee
Florida lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at addressing toxic algae by speeding up Everglades restoration north of Lake Okeechobee, in the Kissimmee River basin.
