Florida

Habitat Protections for Florida’s Threatened Manatees Get an Overdue Update

Federal wildlife officials acknowledged that changes were needed more than a decade ago but said they lacked funding. Now, with manatees perishing in large numbers, a lawsuit has forced the issue.

By Amy Green, WMFE

New Florida Legislation Will Help the State Brace for Rising Sea Levels, but Doesn’t Address Its Underlying Cause

By Amy Green, WMFE

A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits’ Mined for Sand and Clay

By Agya K. Aning

Warming Trends: Tracking Bird Migration in the Night Sky, Plus the Olympic Mountains’ Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers and a Podcast Focused on Florida’s Polluted Environment

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Florida Judge Asked to Recognize the Legal Rights of Five Waterways Outside Orlando

By Katie Surma

Saving Starving Manatees Will Mean Saving This Crucial Lagoon Habitat

By Amy Green

Hurricane Michael Hit the Florida Panhandle in 2018 With 155 MPH Winds. Some Black and Low-Income Neighborhoods Still Haven’t Recovered

By Jonathan Moens

In Florida, DeSantis May End the Battle Over Rooftop Solar With a Pen Stroke

By Aman Azhar

Fish on Valium: A Multitude of Prescription Drugs Are Contaminating Florida’s Waterways and Marine Life

By Aman Azhar

A Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Its Pledge to Cut Emissions of a Potent Greenhouse Gas

By Phil McKenna

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Includes an Unprecedented $1.1 Billion for Everglades Revitalization

By Amy Green, WMFE

Florida’s Red Tides Are Getting Worse and May Be Hard to Control Because of Climate Change

By Aman Azhar

An African American Community in Florida Blocked Two Proposed Solar Farms. Then the Florida Legislature Stepped In.

By Aman Azhar

Coal Powered the Industrial Revolution. It Left Behind an ‘Absolutely Massive’ Environmental Catastrophe

By James Bruggers

Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Rivers, Forests and Wildlife Have Standing, Too

By Katie Surma

In Florida, Environmental Oversight Improves Under DeSantis, But Enforcement Issues Remain

By Amy Green

Florida’s Majestic Manatees Are Starving to Death

By Amy Green

Moving Water in the Everglades Sends a Cascade of Consequences, Some Anticipated and Some Not

By Amy Green

EPA Struggles to Track Methane Emissions From Landfills. Here’s Why It Matters

By James Bruggers, Amy Green, Phil McKenna, and Robert Benincasa