Environment

Biden has signed 15 executive actions on priorities including COVID-19, climate change, racial justice — and rolling back Trump rules.

Shannon Estenoz will become the deputy assistant secretary overseeing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.

The tool is part of a new law taking effect July 1 that calls for projects using state money to conduct studies on damage and costs tied to sea rise. Critics say the law falls short by not requiring fixes.

The world temperature has increased about 2 degrees overall from the 1881-1910 baseline used to assess warming during the industrial era.

For much of the past year, state transportation officials heard strong opposition to plans for three major new toll roads in Florida. But the controversial projects aren’t dead.

The third death of a Florida panther this year was reported last week. Twenty-two such deaths were reported in 2020.

The Biden effect in Florida: From electric cars to solar energy, advocates hope a shift in tone has real impact on the ground.

The groups say Florida's application was riddled with errors and fast-tracked to get a decision before the Trump Administration leaves office.

For decades, the Las Palmas neighborhood on the eastern edge of Everglades National Park has confounded water managers trying to restore the River of Grass, and stood as a warning to compromising on restoration work.

The Red Tide Respiratory Forecast has received $653,960 to “get more microscopes in more hands on more beaches.” The funds will also help to expand detection of other toxic algae species.

The neurotoxin aldicarb is banned in about 100 countries, and is only one of 36 pesticides that the World Health Organization has called "extremely hazardous." It’s now allowed to be used on Florida oranges and grapefruits.

Earthjustice said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to follow the rule-making process for transferring permitting authority used in Michigan and New Jersey.