The Blue-Green Algae Task Force wants data on the state's strategy for curbing farm-related nutrient pollution.

Tampa Electric customers shared how their energy bills impact their lives. We heard from a senior citizen, a college student and a mother of six, among a couple dozen others.

Some Florida households will get discounts for efficiency upgrades that are predicted to save at least 20% of the home’s energy use, getting back between $2,000 and $4,000. Plus, low- to moderate-income families could get up to $14,000 for purchasing high-efficiency equipment.

For TECO customers, the average bill would rise to $160.93 a month in January 2025. And for Duke customers, it would mean an increase of $16.48 per month.

Jeff Berardelli in Tampa and John Morales in Miami say the response from audiences has been mostly positive. Berardelli says, "We're being irresponsible if we're not providing context."

States like Florida and Texas have long borne the brunt of the pig problem and struggled to manage it as the situation grows more dire nationally. Officials have incentivized hunters by instituting few restrictions. But some people, including hunters themselves, question whether the approach is overkill.

The measure is aimed at educating buyers about the intensifying risks, although there are loopholes.

If all the Florida schools districts that have been selected to receive federal funding through the Clean School Bus Program accept the money, there could be up to 263 electric school buses statewide.

Carbon credit programs have come under scientific scrutiny for overstating how much they help the climate.

An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the U.S. died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That's the highest in 45 years of records. More than two dozen doctors, public health experts, meteorologists and other experts tell The AP the real death toll was higher.

Hanisak, director of education and the marine ecosystems health program at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, died May 7.

Manufactured homes are a crucial part of the solution to Florida’s housing woes. But can they survive the state’s worsening storms?