Bicyclist pedals toward a cleaner, greener planet
It all started with a social media post 12 years ago. Three words that read, "Just one thing."
Lufka: Tampa's first zero-waste store opens in Seminole Heights
An eco-friendly trend in shopping has reached Tampa. The city's first zero-waste store encourages customers to fill their own containers, again and again.
FP&L creating world's largest solar energy storage facility
When the Manatee Solar Energy Center opened in 2017, there was one missing piece: The technology to store energy not used during the day.
More sick seabirds found, this time near Anna Maria Island
Concerns are growing as the number of dead laughing gulls found on Bay Area beaches increases.
Dozens of seagulls mysteriously fall ill on Lido, Siesta Key beaches
Something is making laughing gulls sick on Lido Beach.
Scientists: Red tide is back in Florida's southwest coast
Scientists say toxic red tide is back in the waters off the Florida southwest coast after fading away earlier this year following a 15-month bloom.
Lithium, arsenic leaking into ground around McIntosh plant: Lakeland Electric
Lakeland Electric says routine testing indicates toxic chemicals are seeping into the groundwater around its C.D. McIntosh power plant, situated on Lake Parker.
Experts not shocked by plastic-related turtle deaths
It's as sad as it is shocking; a tiny turtle's body that washed up on a Boca Raton shoreline is the latest fatality attributed to plastic pollution.
Florida returns to climate conversation during first summit in 10 years
Hotter days, rising floodwaters, and toxic emissions polluting the air were just a few of the topics discussed at the first climate summit in Florida in over 10 years.
Sea turtle dies after eating over 100 pieces of plastic, South Florida nature center says
A photo shared by a South Florida nature center illustrates how plastics can be deadly for marine life.
Florida Aquarium's coral breeding program success prompts major expansion
For the first time ever, scientists at the Florida Aquarium were successful in prompting Atlantic Coral to reproduce in a laboratory.
Plastic found to be whale's cause of death, putting renewed spotlight on growing problem
Microplastics are hard to spot, but scientists are finding them just about everywhere in the environment and in human bodies.
Researchers: Clothing fibers account for majority of microplastics in Tampa rivers
They’re too small to be seen by the naked eye, but researchers at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg say they're a big problem.
‘The light is the worst': Trump says energy efficient light bulbs make him ‘look orange'
President Donald Trump lamented on Thursday at a Baltimore policy retreat that energy efficient light bulbs make him “look orange.”
Leave no trace: National park debunks ‘myth' that tossing banana peels, apple cores is OK
Tossing banana peels, apple cores and other “natural” foods on the ground while in nature can have lasting impacts and sometimes deadly consequences for animals, wildlife officials warned this week.
USF professor calls Amazon wildfires a 'catastrophe of huge proportions'
Images released this week from NASA show plums of smoke connected to the massive wildfires happening in the Amazon rainforest.
Florida scientists announce coral breeding breakthrough; could save global reefs
Coral reefs in Florida and around the world have been in decline because of disease and pollution, but scientists at the Florida Aquarium announced a breakthrough they believe could help turn the tide in the battle to save them.
Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease
Florida's iconic palm trees are under attack from a fatal disease that turns them to dried crisps in months, with no chance for recovery once they become ill.
FWC investigates bobcats, panthers experiencing neurological disorder
There appears to be a neurological disorder affecting wild cats in Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Sarasota votes to limit single-use plastics, foam containers on city property
Plastic drinking straws aren't completely going anywhere in Sarasota, but if you're dining on public property in the city, you'll have to ask for one.