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GoogleSenate President Wilton Simpson says it would lessen environmental and financial impacts while bringing the route closer to Tallahassee. -
One third of the cropland in the upper Midwest has entirely lost its fertile topsoil, according to a new study. Other scientists doubt that figure, but agree that soil loss is a big problem.
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After collecting comments from reptile breeders and environmental activists at multiple workshops and focus groups, Florida wildlife officials are expected to revise the rules around the possession and commercial sale of highly invasive nonnative species, like tegu lizards and green iguanas.
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Florida contends that Georgia's water use has caused damage to the Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay’s signature oyster industry.
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More than 4 million homes face substantial risk of expensive flood damage, a research organization says. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable face potentially catastrophic damage.
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Climate change is impacting so much around us: heat, flooding, health, wildlife, housing, and more. Tell us how you have experienced climate change over time.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is considering banning people from buying tegus and green iguanas to keep as pets.
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Last month, reef organizations were told the $10 million was no longer available. But within weeks of WLRN inquiring, the grant money was reinstated.
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Many are worried that Florida’s powerful investor-owned utilities are pushing regulators to scale back the state’s rooftop solar policy, as JEA did, or get rid of it all together. If successful, the rooftop solar industry across the Sunshine State could start to look a lot like it does in Jacksonville.
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The nonprofit Sea Turtle, Inc. says it has brought in nearly 4,500 sea turtles and counting since Sunday. Still without power, it's heating its tanks with a commercial generator donated by SpaceX.
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Florida could soon have official state projections for how sea-level rise and flooding could impact the state’s coastline.
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A plane that's been parked at the Key West Airport for almost two decades could have a new life ahead of it. It won't be in the air — it will be under water.
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The rescue group Friends of the Pelicans says some 16 disfigured birds have been found at the pier since Jan. 9.
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Land development is threatening the Florida panther—just one endangered species impacted by money and politics.
