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The St. Johns River. Photo courtesy the University of North Florida
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TALIA BLAKE: Utilities will face fewer limits on withdrawals from the fragile Floridan aquifer under a new legal settlement.
The aquifer is where Central Florida draws most of its drinking water.
And as WMFE News environmental reporter Amy Green explains- that has environmental advocates worried.
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First people 65+ receive COVID-19 vaccine in Seminole County
The Oviedo opened up its vaccine distribution site on Monday to residents 65 and older.
OVIEDO, Fla. - A former Charlotte Russe location at the Oviedo Mall has now been repurposed into a COVID-19 vaccination site.
Some of the first people 65 and older in the state received their vaccine at the site on Monday, and demand is high.
It’s a day people have waited months for. I’m just so thankful that this vaccine is made available to us so that I can have a peace of mind, said Jo Tripp, who was the first to get vaccinated Monday.