The judge said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection needs to seek what is known as an “incidental take permit” from federal wildlife officials to help minimize the effects of discharges ...

It started with one commissioner asking questions. That opened up a whole new can of worms when commissioners, and then the public, found out the machine that ...

Amid an environmental threat to manatees in Florida, a federal district judge ruled the state violated the Endangered Species ...

The state denies it has violated the federal law and says it has taken steps to lessen pollution in the Indian River Lagoon.

Manatees are one of Florida's most beloved icons, and here on the Treasure Coast they can be spotted in the areas waterways, ...

After Hurricane Helene brought storm surge to the Anna Maria Island Historical Society ... But as Hurricane Helene inched closer to Florida last fall, Orshak and museum volunteers worked to secure as ...

Florida’s recent surge in manatee deaths — driven by seagrass loss linked to nutrient pollution and algal blooms — has exposed the fragility of the species’ hard-won recovery. Also at risk ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his upcoming execution, arguing that his obesity and health conditions could cause his chosen method of lethal injection ...

Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his upcoming execution, arguing that his obesity and health conditions could cause his chosen method of lethal injection to go wrong.