A federal judge ordered a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the area.

It goes into effect on July 1. State law enforcement won't be able to solely use safety inspections to justify stopping and boarding boats.

In Florida, where commercial and recreational fishing supported $24.6 billion in economic activity in 2022 alone, the stakes are high.

As hurricane season approaches, Florida and other states are confronting a significant shift in disaster-response policy. The federal government is scaling back its role, placing more on state and local authorities.

President Trump has sought fewer environmental rules and more oil and gas development. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has carried out that agenda by announcing massive regulatory rollbacks.

A U.S. district judge last month ruled that the state has violated the Endangered Species Act as manatees face threats in the Indian River Lagoon

Against the odds of a warming ocean, the next generation of corals heads out to sea.

Renowned scientist predicts 17 named storms and nine hurricanes.

"The only justification the FWC [Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] has given for having the hunt is to offer an opportunity for trophy hunters to bag a bear," the group Bear Defenders said in a statement announcing the protests.

The reef, located 10 miles offshore of Key West, features 45 concrete utility poles stacked in layers to create habitat spaces.

The new St. Pete Agile Resilience Plan includes fortifying the city's treatment plants, including one at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility.

There had been proposals to tweak the county's winter and summer ban on applying lawn fertilizer, which is the strictest county regulation in the state.