Florida Environment

Temperatures across the greater Tampa Bay region are on the rise and expected to stay that way into the rainy season.

Friends of the Everglades described the law as a "death knell for smart growth in Florida," and warned "it will effectively end citizen challenges to comprehensive plan amendments."

The University of Florida team said the four species to watch out for next are alewife, zebra mussels, crab-eating macaques and red shrimp crayfish.

Author and photographer Kirsten Hines takes readers on a visual and narrative journey into the ecology of Florida’s animals in her latest book.

Participants will share stories on issues such as environmental justice and human rights, connections between environmental impacts and public health, and energy burdens.

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

Environmentalists argue the move would reduce protections for wetlands.

Kayaks make up 90% of vessel traffic throughout Weeki Wachee, and 80% of visitors surveyed said that they dock their kayaks on either side of the 7.5 mile corridor.

A 95-year-old woman had hoped the land could be preserved for a park, but her estate and Pinellas County couldn't agree on a price. Now, it is being sold to developers.

The federal government has selected the Gulf of Mexico as a potential spot for offshore fish farming, along with waters off Southern California. They are the first regions designated as "Aquaculture Opportunity Areas."

A bill approved by the Legislature allows utilities to pump treated sewage into Florida’s aquifer system. Most state residents get their drinking water...

Environmental advocates from around the country will be gathering at the University of South Florida for the Climate Action 2018 conference.The goal of…