Molly Duerig
Environment ReporterMolly is an award-winning reporter with a background in video production and investigative journalism, focused on covering environmental issues for Central Florida Public Media. Previously, Molly was an investigative reporter for Spectrum News 13, where she spent 3 years reporting in-depth and daily TV news stories, including continuing coverage of an amusement ride tragedy in Orlando that earned a first-place Sunshine State award from the Society of Professional Journalists' Florida chapter. Molly speaks Spanish, loves to travel and is grateful to have had the chance to report stories from places as distinct as Nebraska, Peru and Puerto Rico. She has a master's degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff invited the public to weigh in on their proposal to offset future development impacts to Split Oak Forest. -
City hopes $1 million grant can accelerate progress toward Orlando’s goal of 40% tree canopy coverage by 2040. -
Attorneys for 404 permit applicants caught in “regulatory limbo” echoed Florida's request — now denied — to advance permits with no impacts to threatened species. -
Senate Bill 1638 directs 96% of Seminole Gaming Compact revenues to a range of environmental initiatives, per the governor’s office. -
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer says he hopes to hold a special election to fill Hill’s seat on May 21. -
Water advocates are concerned about the $400 million allocation for a proposed reservoir and stormwater treatment area. Project supporters say it would boost Central Florida’s water supply. -
State officials voted this week to acquire 1,361 acres of the Yarborough Ranch for conservation. -
Commissioners voted Tuesday to cover unpaid property taxes for the W. Kaley Street property where onePulse intended to build a museum. -
Passed by the Florida Legislature, SB 1532 allows private companies to buy the new water quality enhancement credits originally intended only for government agencies. -
The program stems from a 2022 state law establishing water quality enhancement areas, or WQEAs. -
Officials say it’s the largest floating solar array in the Southeast, and a big step toward the county’s goal to operate with 100% clean energy by 2035. -
Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) is March 19, along with several local elections in Flagler and Orange counties.
