With Gasparilla returning, remember to watch where you toss those beads
People love catching beads when they're thrown from floats. But the problem is, when they get into the bay, they can kill marine life and don't break down.
People love catching beads when they're thrown from floats. But the problem is, when they get into the bay, they can kill marine life and don't break down.
Anclote River development gets go-ahead from commissioners despite pending lawsuits
Despite a vote from commissioners to move forward, the fight over land along the Anclote River isn’t over for concerned neighbors in Tarpon Springs who have filed three lawsuits to stop an apartment project from being built on 74 acres of green space.
Despite a vote from commissioners to move forward, the fight over land along the Anclote River isn’t over for concerned neighbors in Tarpon Springs who have filed three lawsuits to stop an apartment project from being built on 74 acres of green space.
States sign agreement to reduce use of Colorado River water
Negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada signed an agreement Wednesday to voluntarily reduce their use of Colorado River water by 500,000 acre-feet in 2022 and 2023 to help stave off another round of mandatory cutbacks.
Negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada signed an agreement Wednesday to voluntarily reduce their use of Colorado River water by 500,000 acre-feet in 2022 and 2023 to help stave off another round of mandatory cutbacks.
Siberia set arctic heat record in 2020, UN weather agency affirms
Average temperatures were up to 10 degrees Celsius more than usual in Arctic Siberia. It played a key role in forest fires, loss of sea ice and global temperature rises that made 2020 one of the three hottest years on record.
Average temperatures were up to 10 degrees Celsius more than usual in Arctic Siberia. It played a key role in forest fires, loss of sea ice and global temperature rises that made 2020 one of the three hottest years on record.
USF drone ships used for high-definition mapping of gulf floor
Researchers at the University of South Florida are using underwater drones to give them a better view of what lies far beneath the surface.
Researchers at the University of South Florida are using underwater drones to give them a better view of what lies far beneath the surface.
PSTA green lights purchase of 60 electric buses to replace diesel vehicles by 2024
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority made a big step toward greener roads Wednesday, approving the purchase of 60 new electric buses over the next five years to fill the streets.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority made a big step toward greener roads Wednesday, approving the purchase of 60 new electric buses over the next five years to fill the streets.
Florida company aids starving manatee population amid lack of seagrass
A Florida company is trying to solve the seagrass crisis that’s leading to record manatee deaths across the state.
A Florida company is trying to solve the seagrass crisis that’s leading to record manatee deaths across the state.
FWC to begin feeding malnourished manatees in Indian River Lagoon
Manatees are dying off in record numbers due to starvation, but scientists say they’re working on a plan to save those that have survived.
Manatees are dying off in record numbers due to starvation, but scientists say they’re working on a plan to save those that have survived.
Invasive tegu lizards' growing population threatens Florida native species
Argentine black and white tegus eat everything between bananas and gopher tortoise babies. Their overall population has exploded in Florida's wild, but they are not native to the state.
Argentine black and white tegus eat everything between bananas and gopher tortoise babies. Their overall population has exploded in Florida's wild, but they are not native to the state.
Tarpon Springs residents launch legal battle against city, developer over Anclote apartment plan
Tarpon Springs residents who opposed a controversial plan to build an apartment complex in an undeveloped portion of Anclote River promised a legal battle after commissioners approved the proposal. Now, they have filed a lawsuit against the city and developer.
Tarpon Springs residents who opposed a controversial plan to build an apartment complex in an undeveloped portion of Anclote River promised a legal battle after commissioners approved the proposal. Now, they have filed a lawsuit against the city and developer.
Endangered whale gives birth while caught in fishing rope, scientists say
Scientists off the coast of Georgia have spotted an endangered right whale that gave birth while entangled in fishing rope.
Scientists off the coast of Georgia have spotted an endangered right whale that gave birth while entangled in fishing rope.
State seeks to scuttle Piney Point lawsuit
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit that targets the state and other defendants over a former phosphate-plant site where massive amounts of polluted water were released this spring to avert a potential catastrophe.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit that targets the state and other defendants over a former phosphate-plant site where massive amounts of polluted water were released this spring to avert a potential catastrophe.
EPA head tours ‘Cancer Alley,’ other embattled communities, pledges action
EPA Administrator Michael Regan recently completed a tour from Mississippi to Texas, highlighting low-income, mostly minority communities affected by industrial pollution.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan recently completed a tour from Mississippi to Texas, highlighting low-income, mostly minority communities affected by industrial pollution.
$50B investment will address contaminants in US drinking water, EPA announces
According to the EPA, the funding will “create jobs while upgrading America’s aging water infrastructure.”
According to the EPA, the funding will “create jobs while upgrading America’s aging water infrastructure.”
DEP to approve permits for deep well injection from Piney Point
The next steps for Piney Point are in motion now that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection said it intends to approve Manatee County’s permit for a deep well injection.
The next steps for Piney Point are in motion now that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection said it intends to approve Manatee County’s permit for a deep well injection.
Lawmakers look at proposal to address toxic algae
Florida lawmakers Tuesday started moving forward with an effort to direct money in the fight against toxic algae toward long-term solutions and freshwater bodies.
Florida lawmakers Tuesday started moving forward with an effort to direct money in the fight against toxic algae toward long-term solutions and freshwater bodies.
Habitat loss forces FWC to temporarily relax gopher tortoise relocation guidelines
There are rules in place to protect Florida's gopher tortoise population from land development, but a lack of places to relocate them has forced the state to relax the rules and environmentalists say that's bad news for the reptiles.
There are rules in place to protect Florida's gopher tortoise population from land development, but a lack of places to relocate them has forced the state to relax the rules and environmentalists say that's bad news for the reptiles.
Biden administration recommends overhaul of US oil and gas leasing
The Biden administration has recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water.
The Biden administration has recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What is it? Where is it stored?
President Joe Biden has ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve. Here is everything you need to know about the move.
President Joe Biden has ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve. Here is everything you need to know about the move.
Many climate activists support Biden's move to use oil reserve
Democrats and environmentalists mostly support President Joe Biden’s decision to release a record-setting 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve, even as the action appeared to contradict the president's long-term goal to fight climate change.
Democrats and environmentalists mostly support President Joe Biden’s decision to release a record-setting 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve, even as the action appeared to contradict the president's long-term goal to fight climate change.