Environment

The area of low to no oxygen— also known as a hypoxic zone— that can kill fish and marine life, is about 3,275 square miles.

Officials say the water has accumulated during the rainy season and is not contaminated, but environmental groups are not convinced the discharge won't impact the health of the bay.

The organizations say the federal agency failed to consider the impacts deep sea aquaculture would have on threatened and endangered species.

The federal lawsuit challenges allocations approved by NOAA as part of Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico.

Is someone at home sick with COVID-19? One simple but effective strategy for keeping the virus from spreading is to make your indoor air as much like the outdoors as possible.

Nitrogen is the main pollutant of concern in Sarasota Bay. High concentrations of nitrogen spur algae growth which leads to declines in water quality.

Researchers hope to better understand Tampa Bay’s potential role as a nursery ground for young sharks and to identify potential threats to their habitat

The Climate Adaptation Center will host its Florida Climate Forecast Conference Friday Nov.19. Focusing on Florida’s west coast, the CAC will forecast what our climate could look like in 2030, 2040 and 2050.

Community representatives and climate activists from across the greater Tampa Bay region gathered Friday in support of equitable clean energy use.

Karenia Brevis, the tiny organism responsible for red tide, feeds on chemicals like nitrogen and phosphorus. Those nutrients make their way into coastal waters from stormwater runoff that often flows out of retention ponds.

The study projects that by midcentury, without action on climate change, Florida's workers on average could potentially lose 33 work days per year due to extreme heat compared to five now.

A blend of memoir and fieldwork account, "The Arbornaut" chronicles the work of Sarasota-based tree canopy scientist Meg Lowman.