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Anthony Accetta has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930's home with a colorful heritage that neighbors now call an eyesore. Two of his adjacent homes in a flood-prone area of the city have already been deemed unsafe and demolished. But the city's Historic Preservation Board has been pushing to save the last one.
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With record-breaking heat and stronger hurricanes, Florida is considered ground zero by some for global warming consequences.
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This extreme heat comes as the federal government proposes to rollback vehicle pollution standards, and rescind a key scientific finding on greenhouse gases being a threat to public health.
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Outdoor workers in Florida are reporting dizziness on the job, headaches and hospitalizations after experiencing heatstroke this summer.
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A temperature increase of just a couple degrees can lead to higher energy bills, stunted plant growth and more rainfall.
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Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, artificial sites don’t perfectly replicate nature.
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Each project is different, but one Polk County site offers a window into the challenging but rewarding process of restoring damaged land.
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Protecting wild Florida in a developer's market: How the state plans to offset environmental impactsA new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the landscape out of balance.
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While wealthy coastal counties bear the brunt of landfalling storms, poor residents in inland counties are navigating an even bleaker insurance market that leaves them at risk of no coverage.
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Conservationists worry a new law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis takes away wildlife officials’ best defense against poachers.
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The researchers, with others from Honduras, are looking for ways to help reefs survive increased temps caused by global warming. The work could provide a blueprint for working across the Caribbean to share corals.
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South Florida's seagrasses filter water, absorb carbon dioxide, house small marine life and feed manatees — a primary source of food that has, giving them the endearing name of "sea cow."