WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
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Florida's Rural and Family Lands Protection Program is protecting more than 9,100 acres in the Peace River Valley.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state's fiscal year 2026-27 budget on June 29, and it took effect July 1. The budget allocated just over $63 million to Florida's state parks.
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The two St. Pete Beach business owners were arrested Wednesday after investigations connected them to the mothballs.
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The state says it plans to invest the money in "a new emerging mode of transportation," building a "Florida Aerial Highway" where the flying vehicles can recharge, take off and land.
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Earlier this month, Palm Beach County commissioners voted 5-1 to slam the brakes on the controversial Project Tango AI data center proposal – but tech companies aren't backing away, and more proposals for large-scale data center projects are likely to follow. Experts say the latest vote was a cautionary tale.
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The Causeway is one of northern Pinellas County’s most popular waterfront recreation areas. Dunedin officials say the proposal would protect seagrass while improving public safety.
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A set of rule changes recently announced by the Trump administration will weaken protections for plants, as well as animals.
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Because there are still cases to be reported, Dr. Norman Beatty from the University of Florida said the total number of cases this year is likely to be higher than last year's.
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Researchers are producing new corals using the genes of those more resilient to heat, they've established two gene banks and they are doing cooling experiments, like canopies that float on the water.
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The region has been under a declared water shortage since November, but the Southwest Florida Water Management District escalated it to a Phase 3 water shortage on April 3, limiting most outdoor watering to once a week. But counties are still seeing violations.
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The city will focus on modernizing the mechanical and electrical equipment at its 12th Street facility. Three electrical buildings will be torn down and consolidated into one, with a new backup generator.
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The Florida Keys just got its second undersea habitat, where researchers can spend days working and living without breaking the water's surface.
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Google put in a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency to release 32 million mosquitoes in Florida over two years. But it may not be as bad as it sounds.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Florida finalized the deal Tuesday that allows the state to take control of completing a flow-way that moves more freshwater into Florida Bay.