Amy Green

Drainage has exposed the fertile soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area, a region responsible for much of the nation’s sugar cane.

The Everglades Foundation contends that Tom Van Lent stole “trade secrets.” Environmentalists question why such “secrets” exist, as work unfolds on a controversial reservoir touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the “crown jewel of Everglades restoration.”

Hurricanes are intensifying faster, reaching further inland and costing billions in damage as the climate warms.

A leading source of U.S. climate pollution could be curbed with more gas-collection systems and better emissions monitoring, environmental advocates say.

Leaders in North Port St. Joe had big plans for tourism, real estate, even a Black history museum. Then they found out, almost by accident, that elected officials had been pushing the LNG terminal for years without telling them.

Even as the $21 billion effort unfolds, officials realize that its water infrastructure cannot contend with rising seas, violent storms and Florida’s non-stop influx of residents.

Bianca was a mere calf when she was rescued in 2021 from Florida’s ailing Indian River Lagoon. After a long recovery at SeaWorld she finally swam back into the wild.

Like many homes in central Florida, Janét Buford-Johnson’s is situated on a pond that in better times would be considered picturesque. During Hurricane Ian in September the pond swelled into a horrific torrent, nearly swallowing her and her daughter alive.

Florida remains a world leader in shark bites, even as the number of bites globally declines, according to a new report by the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File.

A committee of scientists says a historic attempt at restoring the Florida Everglades is at a pivotal point, and that more analysis is needed to understand how the watershed is responding.

The expedition that retraces the 1897 trek of an explorer and amateur scientist also commemorates the 75th anniversary of Everglades National Park, which was dedicated on Dec. 6, 1947.

Widespread flooding still is receding more than two weeks after Hurricane Ian. In one Cental Florida neighborhood, the only road in and out remains washed out, leaving many residents stranded.