Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald

More fake lawns may be coming to your neighborhood. From the front yards of West Miami-Dade to the waterfront mansions of Fort Lauderdale, artificial turf is appearing more and more.

Something important for a Florida facing a hotter future was sent into space this week with NASA astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket: Seeds. The hope is that when they return to Earth, they will produce hardier, more resilient plants.

For the past three years, the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) has collaborated with the federal government to produce a national youth climate statement outlining recommendations for the how the U.S. should deal with spiraling concerns, from rising temperatures to more extreme weather events.

Anthony Accetta has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930’s home with a colorful heritage that neighbors now call an eyesore. Two of his adjacent homes in a flood-prone area of the city have already been deemed unsafe and demolished. But the city’s Historic Preservation Board has been pushing to save the last one.

Two years after Miami-Dade’s largest waste incinerator went up in flames itself, county commissioners agreed to put the county back on track to constructing a new one. But the question remains: Where to put it?

Miami writer Michael Grunwald takes a deep dive into how humanity’s insatiable appetite is fueling both environmental destruction and the climate crisis.

As temperatures heat up, so do the chances of dead fish floating to the surface of South Florida’s waterways.

Below the sparkling, turquoise waters of Florida Bay are plants that don’t always get the credit they deserve. South Florida’s seagrasses filter water, absorb carbon dioxide, house small marine life and feed manatees — a primary source of food that has, giving them the endearing name of “sea cow.”

The lychee has a notoriously short season, so South Florida growers always see a rush on the exotic treat. But, in large part because increasing temperatures driven by climate change, it's going to be even shorter.

Miami Beach’s newest park, built on the site of a long-shuttered par 3 golf course, is serves a a much bigger and more important purpose than recreation — protecting the surrounding neighborhoods, streets and homes from periodic flooding.

Scientists at the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab are predicting what could be the state’s worst seaweed season.

Efforts to pass landmark health protections that were stalled in Miami-Dade County and then rebuffed last year by the Florida Legislature appear to have reached a dead end.