The toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, destroyed homes and created a pollution problem for an entire region.

Two and a half years after Hurricane Ian barreled through Southwest Florida, Collier County finally has the easements in place to complete emergency berm work on some beach areas in Port Royal.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — A milestone for wetland restoration in the South Bay was reached Wednesday as an excavator breached a berm that previously separated the 100-acre site from the San Diego Bay.