Environment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said this week the deepening red tide did not factor into the decision to scale back releases. But the agency also said it has decided not to appeal a judge's order to factor damage from algae blooms into managing lake releases.

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice this week to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for the Everglades bully, Big Pine partridge pea and six other endangered plants.

A new study by the University of Miami and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that tracked sawfish in Biscayne Bay for the first time found sightings increasing, suggesting the bay may provide an important migratory route or other important habitat.

A preliminary state tally for 2020 found 619 manatees were killed, up from last year and the second highest number in the last five years.

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a tradition that goes back 120 years. Those counts went ahead in South Florida this year, despite the pandemic. But there were some changes.

People who live in Belle Glade, and surrounding rural areas where sugarcane burning takes place, have been worried about health hazards for a long time — they say now, with the pandemic, they're even more concerned about exposure to the smoke.

DeSantis said his office will continue to support the $1.6 billion Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir, which was approved by the Legislature in 2017 but has recently been questioned by new Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby.

In a relatively rare move, the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday announced approval of a plan to hand over federal permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.

Environmental advocates celebrated the creation of a chief resilience officer. Now they have doubts.

Nonprofits and city planners are working to create more affordable housing, but they’re up against legislation that rewards rampant development.