The director of the South Florida Water Coalition writes that drought conditions during the dry season should make us think twice about lowering Lake Okeechobee water levels.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ... However, the announcement has raised concerns among environmental groups. The FDEP has stated that due to growing tourism, “In addition ...

Scientists confirm that two of the world's most destructive invasive termite species are not only spreading in the United States but also hybridizing—the process of two different species crossbreeding ...

Talk on social media and among residents over the origins of a possible health threat to local animals has sparked the ...

The company is eyeing a Southwest Florida debut with one of the biggest travel centers on Earth, based on timelines from corporate and local leaders.

It didn't have the pomp and circumstance that it deserved, but Gov. Ron DeSantis — albeit grudgingly — signed legislation to ...

Environmental advocacy groups like Waterkeepers Florida echoed those concerns and lobbied for a veto, urging residents to contact the governor. Their efforts ultimately fell short. Despite the ...

Those are the words of Tampa Bay Times deputy investigative editor Bethany Barnes, who equated reviewing years of ineffectual Florida environmental regulations to watching a slow-moving horror story.

DEP, designed to be the lead agency for environmental management ... she would file a bill to address the mounting concerns of commercializing Florida's parks. She filed SB 80 and that bill ...

On Florida's Space Coast, the number of orbital launches has skyrocketed to annual records of 31 in 2021, 57 in 2022, 72 in ...

Buc-ee's wants to build one of the largest convenience stores in the world in Charlotte County near Peace River. What safety ...

That’s collected from mines, some of the biggest of which happen to be in central Florida. If you drive ... Anything that even hints at “environmental justice”, is being targeted for ...