WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
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Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesA 20-year record reveals an estuary tipping toward a saltier, more acidic state. These conditions threaten its hammerhead shark nursery and the aquifer that supplies Miami’s drinking water. -
Pasco TV/ScreengrabPasco County joins Hernando County, Citrus County, the city of Zephyrhills and five other Florida counties in enacting a moratorium.
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The Orlando plant had been scheduled for retirement in 2025. The order cited an energy emergency related to a shortage of facilities and proliferation of data centers. -
City Manager Carlos Baia told city council members that he's reaching out to Hillsborough County and Tampa to consider hooking up to their systems. -
The pilot project's technology can break down PFAS in biosolids while also converting those biosolids into energy. -
Sophia Haakman designed a bird monitoring project that documented the impact of local habitat restoration efforts. -
A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years. -
Mangroves store vast amounts of climate-warming carbon. Sea level rise may push them past the brink, according to a new study. -
Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The event runs from July 10 through July 19. -
How do you preserve 'old Florida' with a growing population? Cedar Key residents may have the answerIf you asked Florida natives to describe what exactly old Florida is, you may not arrive at a single definition. It's a combination of space, culture and community. -
On “Florida Matters Live & Local,” Eric Hoffmayer talked about Larry, a whale shark that has traveled from Tampa Bay to Cuba, Honduras and beyond since scientists tagged him last year. -
Large-load data centers that help power artificial intelligence programs have been springing up across the country, raising concerns about noise pollution, higher electricity costs, and increased water use. -
The law mandates local officials have to approve development if these spaces that legislators call "enclaves" are next to developed land — even if local zoning or comprehensive plans would otherwise prohibit it. -
Recent rain showers coincide with the start of the annual fertilizer ban. Key nutrients from fertilizer runoff contribute to algae growth, which leads to murky, stinky waters and hurts marine life.
