WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
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NOAAFired researcher Andy Hazelton grew up in Plant City and Lakeland, and said working for NOAA had been a lifelong goal. While a new federal employee, he’d worked for NOAA for eight years. -
Lynne Sladky/AP/APIn 2024, 36 panther deaths were recorded by state wildlife officials, the most since 2016. State statistics show the majority of those deaths resulted from collisions with vehicles including one that was struck by a train.
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While oyster harvesting there was halted in 2020, officials say reviving the industry would help the area's economy. It would resume in 2026. -
Protections on ship speeds in the Gulf were removed by the Trump administration in areas where the endangered Rice's whale is known to breed. -
Water from a stream that flows into Lake Maggiore is cleaner, thanks to a million-dollar restoration project. -
The troubled plant in Manatee County has caused environmental problems for Tampa Bay since the 1970s. We take a tour of the site, where workers are within months of shutting it down. -
The Charlotte County Commission has imposed a ban on all outdoor burning, including the use and discharge of fireworks and sparklers. -
Up to 20 staffers have been laid off at national parks in South Florida. At the research center at Everglades National Park, half the team working on restoration efforts is leaving, sources say. -
A vertically floating vessel and an underwater habitat could give Florida scientists greater access to oceanic research. -
Here is a list of some of the major pieces of legislation lawmakers are expected to tackle when the session begins March 4. -
In Miami-Dade, depending on the day, only five to seven of the county’s 75 EV buses are in service. In Broward, none of Broward’s fleet of 42 EVs buses managed to run routes earlier this month. -
Duke has already broken ground on the solar projects in Madison, Sumter and Hernando counties. -
A report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shows Lee, Brevard and Citrus counties lead the state in manatee deaths through Feb. 14. -
Eight green sea turtles stunned by the cold during a rare snowfall in North Florida have been released after being treated at Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
