climate change

West Palm Beach's Office of Sustainability is planting hundreds of trees to address heat levels in historically underserved neighborhoods.

A judge sided with the Everglades Foundation after it sued its former chief scientist saying Thomas Van Lent took or destroyed proprietary information.

If Florida’s iconic strawberry industry is going to survive climate change, those involved must be willing to embrace major changes in how nearly everything is done – and quickly.

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.

Each of The Symphonia's 'Inspired, Naturally' concerts was named for one of the four elements.

Scientists investigating the sudden widespread die-off of the critical species across the Caribbean and Florida identified the parasite with remarkable speed, thanks to social media, avid divers and advances in DNA.

“Green” or “natural” burials have become increasingly popular over the past two decades. In Florida, there are at least seven cemeteries that offer the service. Nearly all of them are in Central Florida, requiring South Florida families to drive hundreds of miles to bury their dead, producing carbon emissions along the way.

Science and the reality of government planning suggest that it’s far too expensive and technologically complicated to build a city that can withstand 2 feet of rain in a single day. But it could be a sign of what’s to come, as unchecked climate change could make rain bombs more common.

Some residents in the hardest-hit parts of Fort Lauderdale say what little they had is ruined, after unprecedented rains sent dangerous flash floods through their homes. Some say they're just grateful they made it out alive.

According to a study by a clean energy advocacy group, as of 2022, nearly 10% of U.S. schools were using solar polar. Advocates in South Florida have been pushing Miami-Dade County Public Schools to install solar for years.

The new study suggests restoration efforts may need to better accommodate the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow as sea rise could wipe out their Everglades habitat in just 50 years.