Pine straw provides nutrients to the forest floor as it degrades. Landowners must replace what they take.

Crews disproportionately made of young, Mexican men bale pine straw by hand. They're not always fairly compensated.

Pine producers looking to diversify their streams of revenue have a "gimme": the dead needles that cover the forest floor.

With the governor's rejection of a new management plan, some rules, including a ban on cruise ships flushing greywater near troubled reefs, won't take effect.

The groundwater permits don’t have a quantity or acreage cap, so it’s difficult to estimate how much water they’ll withdraw from the aquifer.

A public hearing was held Tuesday night on an "exploratory" well at an idled Mosaic processing plant north of Plant City. But it is unknown what exactly would eventually be sent underground.

Yoga with goats, foxes, lemurs and more can be found across the country. In Florida, elephant yoga classes are held every couple of months at the Myakka Elephant Ranch in Manatee County.

As South Florida national parks reckon with staff layoffs from the White House, the latest visitor data shows attendance steadily rebounding and in some cases breaking records following the COVID-19 shutdown.

Team Ocean plans to raise awareness around pollution and heat through social media and at popular events, like the World Cup next year and the 2028 Olympic Games.

The firing of the only two park rangers to watch over manatees at a federal reserve incensed Kieran Suckling of the Center for Biological Diversity, so he sued.

Researchers are looking at the role a tiny lizard plays in protecting us from mosquito-borne diseases.

Cedar Key's hotels, shops and restaurants continue working toward a full recovery following the devastation from Hurricane Helene last year.