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This week on The Point podcast, a story from Florida's death chamber, a lesson on the First Amendment and university campuses, and the scene at Lochloosa Lake after Hurricane Irma hit. Find it at WUFT.org.

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How can the water levels in Lochloosa Lake rise up to normal levels? Only nature knows.

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This week in The Point podcast, WUFT News answers the question of what the Rodman Dam costs each year to operate. It's about $150,000, less than some environmentalists have said as justification for its removal.

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Construction on the La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park began Monday as part of an effort to re-establish the area of Paynes Prairie as a wetland ecosystem.

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are heading in a more public direction. University of Florida researchers have been exploring new ways of using this once largely private technology.

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The Florida Department of Education released a manual for small-scale horse operation best management practices in order to help preserve the state's water resources.

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A new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) by the FDA may pose a challenge to farmers who are using an alternative fertilizer.