Tourism officials say they will be putting to good use the 25 million dollars the state of Florida has received from BP.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The American Cancer Society reports 15 to 20 percent of breast cancer survivors will develop lymphedema; a condition identified by fluid retention and swelling in a particular part of the body. Yet there’s been very little research into treating this chronic condition, and almost none conducted in the United States.  Now, Rehabilitation Associates of Naples is teaming up with Vanderbilt University on a new study to look at the effectiveness of laser treatments on patients with breast cancer related lymphedema.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Some resort owners on Sanibel and Captiva Islands are worried that news on the oil spill in the Gulf is going to hurt business this summer.  As WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports they’re already getting cancellations.

SWAT teams from eight different agencies in southwest Florida spent some time sharing ideas and tactics during a rare training experiment in Fort Myers Wednesday.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez was there.

The huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is not expected to impact Florida’s Southwest Coast anytime soon, if at all.  But it is impacting reservations for the summer tourist season. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

This year’s Bike to Work Week has special meaning to those who ride their bikes regularly.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on an effort by some to kill a bill from the Florida legislature they believe is bad for cyclists.

Now that oil from the spill is in the Loop Current it could end up in Cuban waters within days. There, it would affect healthy corals and critical habitat for endangered species such as manatees and sea turtles. So the Washington, D.C. based Ocean Foundation is helping its Cuban colleagues prepare.  WGCU’s Amy Tardif spoke with the Director of the Ocean Foundation’s Cuba Marine Research & Conservation Program, Dr. David Guggenheim, about this.   

Collier County businesses and tourism officials say the oil leak in the Gulf is not hurting their business - yet…but they are planning ahead just in case. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Middle School students in Southwest Florida are learning about the vast and varied wetland  that’s in their backyard – the Everglades.  This year teachers have new a tool, it’s an interactive   DVD called “The Future of America’s Everglades”.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker recently sat in with 7th graders at Cypress Lake Middle School who were learning lessons about their environment.

The Union of Concerned Scientists released a report Tuesday ranking Florida the nation’s fourth largest importer of coal.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.